Reales issues of the Mexico City mint (¼ and ½ reales)
Quarter real
KM-368.6 ¼r Mexico City 1850 MoLR (Stack’s Bowers Baltimore Auction, 28 March 2011, lot 8105)
Diameter 12 mm. 0.845 g, 0.90277 silver
| Date | Engraver | Recorded Mintage |
Comment |
| 1842 | LR | ||
| 1843 | LR | ||
| 1844 | LR | ||
| 1844/3 | LR | illustrated below | |
| 1845 | LR | ||
| 1846 | LR | ||
| 1850 | LR | ||
| 1858 | LR | ||
| 1859 | LR | ||
| 1860 | LR | ||
| 1861 | LR | ||
| 1862 | LR | ||
| 1863 | LR |
KM-368.6 ¼r Mexico City 1844/3 MoLR (Stack’s Bowers Auction, 13 February 2019, lot 71483)
Half real
KM-370.9 ½r 1826 Mo JM (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72175)
Early large cap.
Diameter 16 mm. 1.690 g, 0.90277 silver
For a consideration of the rarity of Mexico City ½ real see here.
| Date | Asssayer | Recorded Mintage |
Comment |
| 1824 | JM | ||
| 1835 | JM | ||
| 1826 | JM | round-top 6 | |
| 1826 | JM | flat-top 6 | |
| 1826/5 | JM | illustrated below | |
| 1827/6 | JM | ||
| 1827 | JM | medal axis | |
| 1827 | JM | coin axis | |
| 1828 | JM | ||
| 1828/7 | JM | illustrated below | |
| 1829/8 | JM | ||
| 1829 | JM | ||
| 1830 | JM | ||
| 1831 | JM | ||
| 1832 | JM | ||
| 1833 | MJ | ||
| 1834 | ML | ||
| 1835 | ML | ||
| 1836 | ML | L/F | |
| 1836/5 | ML | L/F | |
| 1836 | ML | ||
| 1838 | ML | ||
| 1839 | ML | ||
| 1839/8 | ML | ||
| 1840 | ML | ||
| 1841 | ML | ||
| 1841 | ML | two stars | |
| 1842 | ML | ||
| 1842 | MM | ||
| 1843 | MM | ||
| 1844 | MF | no dot after MEXICANA | |
| 1845 | MF | ||
| 1845/4 | MF | ||
| 1846 | MF | square wing | |
| 1846 | MF | round wing | |
| 1847 | RC/RM | ||
| 1847 | RC | ||
| 1848/7 | GC/RC | illustrated below | |
| 1849 | GC | ||
| 1850/40 | GC | ||
| 1850 | GC | ||
| 1851 | GC | ||
| 1852 | GC | ||
| 1853 | GC | ||
| 1854 | GC | ||
| 1855 | GC | ||
| 1855 | GF/FC | ||
| 1856/5 | GF | ||
| 1857 | GF | ||
| 1858 | FH | ||
| 1858 | FH | H/C | |
| 1858/7 | FH | ||
| 1858/9 | FH | illustrated below | |
| 1859 | FH/GF | ||
| 1860 | FH/GC | ||
| 1860 | FH/GF | ||
| 1860 | TH | ||
| 1860/59 | FH | ||
| 1860 | FH | ||
| 1860/59 | GH | ||
| 1861 | CH | ||
| 1862/51 | CH/GC | ||
| 1862 6/5 | CH/GC | ||
| 1862 | CH | H/C | |
| 1862 | CH | ||
| 1863 | TH | issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (7 June 1863 - 20 June 1867) | |
| 1863/55 | TH/GC | ||
| 1863 | CH/GC | ||
| 1863 | CH |
KM-370.9 ½r 1826/5 Mo JM (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72174)
KM-370.9 6 ½r 1828/7 Mo JM (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72177)
KM-370.9 ½r 1836 Mo ML (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72186)
Overassayer not listed by NGC but boldly visible.
KM-370.9 6 ½r 1836/5 Mo ML (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72185)
KM-370.9 ½r 1848/7 Mo GC/RC (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72198)
KM-370.9 ½r 1855 Mo GF/GC (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72205)
KM-370.9 ½r 1856/5 Mo GF (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72206)
KM-370.9 ½r 1858/9 Mo FH (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 24 June 2026, lot 72209)
KM-370.9 ½r 1860/59 Mo FH/GC (Ponterio Baltimore auction, 14 June 2011, lot 6265)
KM-368.6 ¼r 1860 Mo LR – unknown punch above the date
A variety with a very high and dramatic punch of some kind that looks similar to a partial “6”.
KM-368.6 ¼r 1861 Mo LR - doubling on the bust of Liberty
Although doubling on Republic coins is not that unusual, this particular quartilla stands out very boldly on the left side of the bust of Liberty.
KM-370.9 6 ½r 1863/55 Mo TH (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72215)
Cataloger does not agree with this overdate attribution. It appears that there is some re-punching but not an overdate.