Mexico 1/2, 1, 2, 4, and 8 Reales (Ferdinand) 1809 to 1821

King Ferdinand VII ruled Spain between 1808 and 1821. Mexico, as a Spanish colony, produced oodles of silver and gold coins bearing his likeness. This page applies to the silver coins, called reales. The gold coins are called escudos. Similar coins, dated earlier, bear likenesses of Kings Charles (Carolus) III and IIII. See this page for the Charles coins.

The listings below call out approximate catalog values for the Ferdinand coins of Mexico.

1/2 REAL FERDINAND (18 mm diameter)
worn: $4 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $30
well preserved: $60
coins with date 1812 and initials JJ are worth about twice these values

1 REAL FERDINAND (20 mm diameter)
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $40
well preserved: $120
coins with dated 1813, 1814 and 1818, and intials JJ are worth about three times these values

2 REALES FERDINAND (25 mm diameter)
worn: $15 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $80
well preserved: $300
coins dated after 1813 are worth about half these values
special coin 1811TH catalogs at $400 average circulated

4 REALES FERDINAND (33 mm diameter)
worn: $75 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $380
well preserved: $1100
special coin 1812HJ catalogs at $1000 average circulated

8 REALES FERDINAND (38 mm diameter)
worn: $30 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $100
well preserved: $160
special coin 1810TH catalogs at $400 average circulated

Use our Important Terminology page to properly interpret these values.
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