Mexico (Chihuahua) 1/4 Real 1860 to 1866

The coin in our primary image is in gorgeous condition. You hardly ever see them this way. It comes from the world-renowned Stack's Bowers auction house, where it sold for $225 US dollars in a 2011 auction. The worn coin in our secondary picture is more typical. It is worth about $10.

This is a 1/4 real (pronounced ray-al) copper coin from the Mexican state of Chihuahua (like the little dog) minted during Mexico's First Republic.

Approximate catalog values run like this:

worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $50
well preserved: $200

Be sure to read our Important Terminology page, which tells you how to interpret catalog values.

CoinQuest thanks Stack's Bowers for use of their coin photo.
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Coin: 16673, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201402, Last review: 201601
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1860, filter: 1860 to 1866
Image: mexico_chihuahua_1_4_real_1860.jpg
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