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Reales issues of the San Luis Potosí mint

Silver

Quarter real

Diameter 12 mm. 0.845 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Engraver Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1842 LR    
1843      
1843/2      
1844      
1845      
1845/3      
1845/4      
1847      
1847/5      
1851      
1851/47      
1854      
1856      
1857      
1862/57      
1862      

 

KM 368.7 ¼r San Luis Potosí 1862 57KM 368.7 ¼r San Luis Potosí 1862 57 reverse
KM-368.7 ¼r San Luis Potosí 1862/57 SLPi (Stack’s Bowers Auction, 13 February 2019, lot 71494)

Half real 

370.10 SLP ½R 1856 reverse370.10 SLP ½R 1856
KM-370.10 ½ Real San Luis Potosí 1856 (Stack’s Bowers Auction, 21 October 2023, lot 71004)  

Diameter 16 mm. 1.690 g, 0.90277 silver

For a consideration of the rarity of San Luis Potosí ½ real see here.For a consideration of the rarity of San Luis Potosí ½ real see here.

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1831 JS    
1831 JS   I over P mintmark
1831 JS   I over P mintmark, no *
1841/36 JS    
1841/38 JS   reported
1842 JS    
1842/1 PS/PJ    
1842 PS    
18432 PS   no *
1843/2 PS    
1843 AM    
1844 AM    
1845 AM    
1845/4 AM   reported
1846/5 AM    
1847/6 AM    
1848 AM    
1849 MC-AM    
1849 MC    
1850 MC    
1850/49 MC    
1850 MC   P mintmark
1851 MC    
1852 MC    
1853 MC   P mintmark
1853 MC    
1854 MC   medal axis
1854 MC   coin axis
1855 MC    
1856 MC    
1856 MC   P mintmark
1857 MC    
1857 PS    
1858 MC    
1858 PS    
1859 MC    
1860/59 PS    
1861 RO    
1862 RO    
1862/1 RO    
1863/2 RO    

  

KM 370.10 1841 36KM 370.10 1841 36 reverse
KM-370.10 ½r 1841/36 Pi JS (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72220)

KM 370.10 1842 1KM 370.10 1842 1 reverse
KM-370.10 ½r 1842/1 Pi PS (Stack’s Bowers auction, 22 October 2020, lot 72213)

KM 370.10 1845 4 PiKM 370.10 1845 4 Pi reverse
KM-370.10 ½r 1845/4 Pi AM (Stack’s Bowers auction, 13 February 2019, lot 71457)

KM 370.10 1845 4 PKM 370.10 1845 4 P reverse
KM-370.10 ½r 1845/4 P AM (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72223)

Very rare variety without "i" in mintmark.

KM 370.10 1847 6KM 370.10 1847 6 reverse
KM-370.10 ½r 1847/6 Pi AM (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72225)

KM 370.10 1855 3KM 370.10 1855 3 reverse
KM-370.10 ½r 1855/3 Pi MC (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72230)

KM 370.10 1860 59KM 370.10 1860 59 reverse
KM-370.10 ½r 1860/59 Pi PS (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 23 June 2026, lot 72237)

One real

Diameter 20 mm. 3.380 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1831 JS   no *
1831 JS   with *
1837 JS    
1837 JS   with *
1838/7 JS    
1838 JS    
1840/39 JS    
1840 JS    
1841 JS    
1842 JS    
1842 PS    
1843 AM    
1843 PS    
1844 AM    
1845 AM    
1846/5 AM    
1847 AM    
1847/6 AM    
1848/7 AM    
1849 SP    
1849/8 SP    
1849 PS    
1850 MC    
1851/0 MC    
1851 MC    
1852 MC   2/1/0
1852 MC    
1853/1 MC    
1853 MC    
1854/2 MC    
1854/3 MC    
1855 MC    
1855/4 MC    
1856 MC    
1857 PS    
1857 MC    
1858 MC    
1859 PS    
1860/59 PS    
1860/59 PS   S/C
1861 PS    
1861 RO    
1862 RO    
1862/1 RO    

 

Two reales

Diameter 27 mm. 6.670 g, 0.90277 silver

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1829 JS   P mintmark
1830/20 JS   P mintmark
1830/20 JS   PI mintmark
1837 JS    
1841 JS    
1842/1 JS    
1842 JS    
1842 PS    
1843 PS    
1843 AM    
1844 AM    
1845 AM   reported
1845/4 AM    
1846 AM    
1849 MC    
1850 MC    
1850/49 MC    
1856 MC    
1857 MC    
1858 MC    
1859 MC    
1861 PS    
1862 RO    
1863 RO   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (25 December 1863 - 25 December 1866)
1863/2 RO    
1868 PS    
1869/8 PS    

 

KM 374.11 1830 20KM 374.11 1830 20 reverse
KM-374.11 2r 1830/20 Pi JS (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 24 June 2026, lot 73141)

KM 374.11 1850 49KM 374.11 1850 49 reverse
KM-374.11 2r 1850/49 Pi MC (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 24 June 2026, lot 73147)

KM 374.11 1869 8KM 374.11 1869 8 reverse
KM-374.11 2r 1869/8 Pi PS (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 24 June 2026, lot 73154)