The Mexican 1 Real of this period was struck under the young republic's early mint system, with production distributed across multiple assay offices — Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Oaxaca, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Culiacán, Hermosillo, and Alamos among them. Each facility used its own assayer initials, making mint attribution the primary variable driving collector interest in this type. The Alamos and Hermosillo issues are notably scarcer, reflecting the limited output of those northern frontier mints.
The series spans a turbulent stretch: two empires, a reform war, and a French intervention all fell within its production window.
The Mexican 1 Real of this period was struck under the young republic's early mint system, with production distributed across multiple assay offices — Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Oaxaca, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Culiacán, Hermosillo, and Alamos among them. Each facility used its own assayer initials, making mint attribution the primary variable driving collector interest in this type. The Alamos and Hermosillo issues are notably scarcer, reflecting the limited output of those northern frontier mints.
The series spans a turbulent stretch: two empires, a reform war, and a French intervention all fell within its production window.