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1/8 Real 'Octavo' Federal Coinage
| Issuer | Mexico |
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| Year | 1829 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Incuse rectangles |
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| Mintage | 1829 Mo |
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Mexico's early federal copper coinage was a administrative headache from the start. The new republic lacked a unified minting infrastructure, and individual states were granted authority to strike their own copper fractionals — meaning the 1829 octavo exists in varieties from multiple mint cities, each with its own die characteristics and strike quality. Counterfeiting was rampant enough that several states eventually suspended copper issues altogether within a decade.
KM#332 specifically attributes to the federal series rather than any single state authority, though collectors should verify the mintmark carefully — the distinction matters significantly for valuation.