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Reales issues of the Chihuahua mint (¼, ½, 1 and 2 reales)

Silver

Quarter real 

KM 368 ¼r Chihuahua 1843KM 368 ¼r Chihuahua 1843 reverse
KM-368 ¼r Chihuahua 1843 CaRG (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore Auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8081)

Diameter 12 mm. 0.845 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
 1843 RG    

  

Half real

medio real image 8KM-370.1 ½r 1844 Ca RG

Diameter 16 mm. 1.690 g, 0.90277 silver

For a consideration of the rarity of Chihuahua ½ real see here.

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1844 RG    
1845 RG    

  

KM 370.1 1845KM 370.1 1845 reverse
KM-370.1 ½r 1845 Ca RG (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 26 June 2020, lot 73215)

One real

KM 372 1834KM 372 1834 reverse
KM-372 1r 1834 Ca AM (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72266)

Diameter 20 mm. 3.380 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1834 MR   possibly unique
1834 AM   probably five or less examples known
1844 RG    
1845 RG    
1855 RG    

 

Two reales 

KM 374.2KM 374.2 reverse
KM-374.2 2r 1835 Ca AM (Stack’s-Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 24 June 2026. Lot 73006)

Last of the early style Chihuahua with crude locally made dies.

Diameter 27 mm. 6.670 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1832  MR    
1833 MR    
1834 MR    
1834 AM    
1835 AM   CA mintmark, unconfirmed
1835 AM   C mintmark
1836 AM    
1844 AM    
1844 RG    
1845 RG    
1855 RG