| |
Date |
Assayer's Mark |
|
Characteristics |
Ruler |
| |
1573-1576 |
R |
Alonso de Rincon |
Shield Design |
Philip II |
|
|
1574 |
B/C |
B over struck C - "C" formerly from La
Plata |
|
|
1576-1586 |
B |
Juan de Ballesteros Narvaez |
|
|
1576-1586 |
B/A |
B over A found on Atocha |
|
|
1586-1590 |
A |
Juan Alvarez Reinaltes |
|
|
1589-1615 |
B |
Juan de Ballesteros Narvaez (Xs on
borders) |
Philip III
|
|
|
1590 |
B/R |
B over R found on Atocha |
|
|
1590-1615 |
R |
Baltasar Ramos Leceta |
|
|
1590-1618 |
R/L |
Ramos Leceta dated 1618 coins on Atocha |
|
|
1613-1616 |
C |
Assistant to Ballesteros |
|
|
1613-1616 |
Q |
Augustin de la Quadra |
|
|
1616-1617 |
M |
Juan Munoz - first dated coins 1617 |
|
|
1617-1618 |
PA |
Garcia de Paredes y Ulloa |
|
|
1618-1621 |
T |
Juand Ximenez de Tapia - many reversal &
broken dies |
|
|
1618 |
Rx |
found on Atocha |
|
|
1621-1647 |
T |
Juand Ximenez de Tapia - many reversal &
broken dies |
Philip IV |
|
|
1621-1647 |
P |
Luis de Peralta - P mint & P asssayer |
|
|
1636-1647 |
TR |
Pedro Trevino |
|
|
1646 |
V |
Geronimo Velazquez |
|
|
1647-1649 |
Z |
Pedro Zambrano |
|
|
1647-1649 |
 |
Juan Rodriquez de Roas - O with dot in
center |
|
|
1651 |
E |
Antonio de Erqueta last shield design |
Carlos II |
|
|
1652-1679 |
OE
E |
Erqueta |
Pillar & Wave |
|
|
1678-1679 |
C |
|
|
|
1679-1684 |
V |
Pedro de Villar |
|
|
1684-1697 |
VR |
Monogram for Pedro de Villar |
|
|
1697 |
CH |
Large C with H in the middle |
|
|
1697-1701 |
F |
|
|
|
1701-1727 |
Y |
Diego de Ybarbouru - LUIS I coins
1725-1727 |
Philip V |
|
|
1728-1732 |
M |
|
|
|
1737-1740 |
M |
Different M then previous assayer |
|
|
1722-1733 |
YA |
|
|
|
1733-1738 |
E |
Esteban Gutierrez de Escalante |
|
|
1740-1742 |
P |
P mintmark - P assayer |
|
|
1741-1745 |
C |
|
|
|
1744-1760 |
q |
Luis de Quintanilla |
Fernando VI |
|
|
1750-1753 |
E |
Esteban Escalante |
|
|
1753-1754 |
C |
|
|
|
1759 |
J |
Jose de Vargas y Flor |
Carlos III |
|
|
1760-1773 |
V |
Jose de Vargas y Flor |
|
|
1772-1776 |
J-R |
Joint assayers |
Bust Dollar
|
|
|
1776-1795 |
P-R |
Joint assayers |
Carlos IV |
|
|
1795-1805 |
P-P |
Joint assayers |
|
|
1803-1824 |
P-J |
Joint assayers |
Fernando VII |
|
|
1824-1825 |
J
J-L |
SPANISH MINT CLOSED |
|
Mexico Mint - Mint
Mark "OM" "OXM" |
Top |
|
|
|
Date |
Assayer's Mark |
|
Characteristics |
Ruler |
|
|
1535-1556 |
R |
Francisco del Rincon |
Pillar & Wave |
Carlos & Johana |
|
|
1535-1556 |
P |
Pedro de Espina |
|
|
1535-1556 |
F |
Esteban Franco |
|
|
1535-1570 |
G |
Juan Gutierrez |
Philip II |
|
|
1535-1570 |
L |
Luis Rodriquez |
|
|
1570-1598 |
O |
|
Shield Design |
|
|
1570-1598 |
F |
|
|
|
1570-1598 |
FD |
|
|
|
1607-1617 |
F |
Same as F above First dated coin 1607 |
Philip III |
|
|
1608-1609 |
A |
|
|
|
1618-1634 |
D |
Assayer Atocha & Margarita coins |
Philip IV |
|
|
1623-1665 |
P |
Coins found on Concepcion 1641 |
|
|
1628 |
J |
Jeronimo Bercerra - chief assayer |
|
|
1665-1676 |
G |
|
Carlos II |
|
|
1677-1705 |
L |
Assayer of first gold coinage |
|
|
1705-1723 |
J |
Jose Eustaquio de leon Assayer for 1715
Fleet coins |
Philip V |
|
|
1724-1728 |
D |
Luis I assayer 1724-1726 |
|
|
1729-1730 |
R |
Nicholas de Roxas |
|
|
1730 |
G |
Different from previous G |
|
|
1731-1733 |
F |
Felipe Rivas de Angulo - Assayer for the
"Klippe" or square cut coins |
|
|
1733-1734 |
M-F |
Manuel de la Pena & Francisco de la Pena
Flores "Klippe" or square cut design last Cob |
|
|
1733-1747 |
M-F |
Joint assayers - M·X
mint mark |
Pillar Dollar |
|
|
1747-1759 |
M-F |
Joint assayers |
Fernando VI |
|
|
1760-1772 |
F-M |
Joint assayers |
Bust Dollar |
Carlos III |
|
|
1772-1788 |
F-F |
Antonio Forcada y
Plaza |
Carlos IV |
|
|
1788-1801 |
F-M |
Forcada |
|
|
1801-1803 |
F-T |
Forcada |
|
|
1803-1810 |
T-H |
Joint assayers |
|
|
1810-1814 |
H-J |
Joint assayers |
Ferdinand VII |
|
|
1812-1821 |
J-J |
SPANISH MINT
CLOSED |
|
Santa Fe
de Bogota Mint - Mint Mark "RN" "NR" "SF" "FS" |
Top |
|
|
|
Date |
Assayer's Mark |
|
Characteristics |
Ruler |
|
|
1620-1637 |
T |
Turrillo |
Shield Design |
Philip IV |
|
|
1620 |
H |
Unknown |
|
|
1620-1637 |
E |
Echeverria -
Turrillo's assistant |
|
|
1620-1637 |
A |
Martin de
Arbustante & Inigo de Alvis |
|
|
1627-1632 |
P |
Miguel Pinto
Camargo |
|
|
1632-1637 |
A |
Alonso de
Anuncibay |
|
|
1642-1651 |
R |
Pedro Ramos |
|
|
1651-1676 |
R |
Pedro Ramos - "RMS"
"PRS" "PORAMS" "PORS" "PORAS" "PORM" "PORMS" "POS" |
Pillar & Wave |
Carlos II |
|
|
1676 |
OLM |
Jose de Olmos |
|
|
1676 |
R |
Gaspar de los
Reyes |
|
|
1677-1678 |
SM |
Jose Silvestre de
Soto Maldonado
gold coins only |
|
|
1678-1691 |
PG
P
G |
Pedro Garcia de
Villanueva |
|
|
1691-1702 |
VA
AV |
Ventura de Arce |
Philip V |
|
|
1702-1721 |
A
ARC |
Buenaventura de
Arce many coins found on 1715 Fleet |
|
|
1722-1732 |
S
SAN |
Jose Sanchez de la
Torre |
|
|
1730-1748 |
M |
Miguel Milano |
|
|
1741-1756 |
SR |
Sebastian de
Rivera - gold coins only |
Fernando VI |
|
|
1759-1773 |
V-J |
Joint assayers |
Bust Dollar |
Carlos III |
|
|
1775-1748 |
J-J |
Joint assayers |
|
|
1792-1808 |
J-J |
Joint assayers |
Carlos IV |
|
|
1810-1819 |
F-J |
SPANISH MINT
CLOSED |
Fernando VII |
|
Lima Mint
- Mint Mark "P" |
Top |
|
|
|
Date |
Assayer's Mark |
|
Characteristics |
Ruler |
|
|
1568-1570 |
R |
Alonso de Rincon |
Pillar & Wave |
Philip II |
|
|
1570-1572 |
X |
Xines Martinez |
Shield Design |
|
|
1572-1573 |
M |
Xines Martinez |
|
|
1573-1574 |
B |
Alonso Lopez de
Barriales |
|
|
1574 |
BL |
B overstruck L |
|
|
1575-1577 |
L |
Alonso Lopez de
Barriales |
|
|
1577-1588 |
D |
Diego de la Torre
- Star of the Magi added |
|
|
1588 |
|
MINT CLOSED |
|
Lima Mint
- Mint Mark "L" |
Top |
|
|
|
Date |
Assayer's Mark |
|
Characteristics |
Ruler |
|
1659-1660 |
V |
MINT OPENED
BRIEFLY |
Pillar & Wave |
Philip IV |
|
|
1684-1693 |
V |
Francisco Villegas |
Carlos II |
|
|
1685-1699 |
R |
|
|
|
1694-1699 |
M |
|
|
|
1696-1711 |
H |
First Assayer 1715
Fleet gold coins |
Philip V |
|
|
1706 |
R |
|
|
|
1709-1728 |
M |
Crystobal
Melgarejo - assayer of Luis I coins & 1715 Fleet gold
coins |
|
|
1728-1741 |
N |
Fernando Negron |
|
|
1739-1748 |
V |
|
Fernando VI |
|
|
1752-1772 |
R |
Last Cob coin -
1772 |
Pillar Dollar |
|
|
1772-1780 |
J-M |
Jose Rodriguez
Carasa & Manuel Iglesia Abarca |
Bust Dollar |
Carlos III |
|
|
1780-1787 |
M-I |
Joint assayers |
|
|
1787-1789 |
I-J |
Joint assayers |
|
|
1789-1803 |
I-J |
Joint assayers |
Carlos IV |
|
|
1803-1824 |
J-P |
Joint assayers |
|
|
1824 |
J-M |
SPANISH MINT
CLOSED |
Fernando VII |
|
|