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 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 1858/9 Mo FH (Stack’s Bowers Kirk Menczer Collection, 24 June 2026, lot 72209)
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.