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Reales issues of the Guanajuato mint (gold)

Half escudo

Diameter 15 mm. 1.690 g. 0.8750 gold

For a commentary on the half escudo, see here

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1845 PM    
1849 PF    
1851 PF    
1852 PF    
1853 PF    
1855 PF    
1857 PF    
1858/7 PF    
1859 PF    
1860 PF    
1862/1 YE    
1863 YE    

 

KM-378.2 ½E 1835 Ga FS (Stack’s Bowers auction, 26 August 2025, lot 41379)

One escudo

Diameter 18 mm. 3.380 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1845 PM    
1849 PF    
1851 PF    
1853 PF    
1860 PF    
1862 YE    
1863 YE   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (8 December 1863 - 26 January 1866)

 

KM-379.2 1E 1848/7 Ga JG (Stack’s Bowers auction, 3 September 2025, lot 45459)

Two escudos

Diameter 23 mm. 6.770 g. 0.8750 gold

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1845 PM    
1846 PM   circulating counterfeit
1849 PF    
1851 PF    
1856 PF    
1859 PF    
1860 PF    
1860 PF   circulating counterfeit, dies good, underweight
1862 YE    

 

KM-380.3 2E 1853 Ga JG (Stack’s Bowers auction, 15 August 2023, lot 51318)

KM-380.3 2E 1863/1 Ga JG (Stack’s Bowers auction, 15 August 2023, lot 51319)

Four escudos

Diameter 30 mm. 13.540 g. 0.8750 gold 

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1829/8 MJ    
1829 JM    
1831 MJ    
1832 MJ    
1833 MJ    
1834 PJ    
1835 PJ    
1836 PJ    
1837 PJ    
1838 PJ    
1839 PJ    
1840 PJ    
1841 PJ    
1845 PM    
1847 PM    
1849 PF    
1851 PF    
1852 PF    
1855 PF    
1857 PF    
1858/7 PF    
1858 PF    
1859 PF    
1860 PF    
1862 YE    
1863 YE    

 

Eight escudos 

Diameter 37 mm. 27.070 g. 0.8750 gold  

Date Asssayer Recorded
Mintage
Comment
1828 MJ    
1829 MJ    
1830 MJ    
1831 MJ    
1832 MJ    
1833 MJ    
1834 MJ    
1835 PJ    
1836 PJ    
1837 PJ    
1838/7 PJ    
1839/8 PJ    
1840 PJ    
1841 PJ    
1842 PJ    
1844/3 PM    
1844 PM    
1845 PM    
1846 PM    
1847 PM    
1848 PM    
1848/7 PM    
1848 PF    
1849 PF    
1850 PF    
1849 PF    
1851 PF    
1852 PF    
1853 PF    
1854 PF    
1855/4 PF    
1855 PF    
1856 PF    
1857 PF    
1858 PF    
1859 PF    
1860 PF    
1860/59 PF    
1860 PF    
1861/0 PF    
1861 PF    
1862/1 YE    
1862 YE    
1863 YF    
1863 PF   issued while Maximilian's forces controlled the mint (8 December 1863 - 26 January 1866)
1867 YF    
1868 YF    
1870 FR    

 

KM 383.7 1838 7KM 383.7 1838 7 reverse
KM-383.7 8E 1838/7 Go PJ (Stack’s Bowers auction, 17 August, 2024, lot 44439)

KM 383.7 1870KM 383.7 1870 reverse
KM-383.7 8E 1870 Go FR (Stack’s Bowers auction, 17 January 2025, lot 30116)