Vol. 1 No. 8 (February 1979) The eight issue leads with a warning concerning counterfeit JM victory leaflets. There is information on the release of the Macao 25th Grand Prix Anniversary coin sets (100 and 500 patacas). There is information on the Akita Tsubasen coins (3 major collectible varieties) and how to tell them apart. The  “Exonumia – Japanese Mint Medals” series continues with an interesting article on a fundo medal minted from 1601 to 1867. The Oikosenkai Auction results of 26th February 1979 gives some insight in to what was selling on the local auctions at the time.

Vol. 1 No. 8 (February 1979) The eight issue leads with a warning concerning counterfeit JM victory leaflets. There is information on the release of the Macao 25th Grand Prix Anniversary coin sets (100 and 500 patacas). There is information on the Akita Tsubasen coins (3 major collectible varieties) and how to tell them apart. The  “Exonumia – Japanese Mint Medals” series continues with an interesting article on a fundo medal minted from 1601 to 1867. The Oikosenkai Auction results of 26th February 1979 gives some insight in to what was selling on the local auctions at the time.

 Vol. 1 No. 6 (December 1978) Issue six tells a traditional tale about the New Year, soba and its link to gold and silver. This issue contains the 5th installment of “Exonumia – Japanese Mint Medals” as well as an exciting discovery of bullet coins in Thailand (4-baht and 2-baht silver coins).There is a detailed article on the history and origin of Japanese coinage as well as some facts on some of the rarer coins. The Tokyo coin auction results are a highlight of this issue as well as the visit of a visit to Japan by Deng Xiaoping, the vice-premier of China at the time.

 Vol. 1 No. 6 (December 1978) Issue six tells a traditional tale about the New Year, soba and its link to gold and silver. This issue contains the 5th installment of “Exonumia – Japanese Mint Medals” as well as an exciting discovery of bullet coins in Thailand (4-baht and 2-baht silver coins).There is a detailed article on the history and origin of Japanese coinage as well as some facts on some of the rarer coins. The Tokyo coin auction results are a highlight of this issue as well as the visit of a visit to Japan by Deng Xiaoping, the vice-premier of China at the time.

Vol. 1 No. 5 (November 1978) The fifth issue leads with news of the release of Michael Cummings' book “Modern Japanese Coinage – second edition” which would occur in December 1978. The issue also exposes the counterfeit Baht which had flooded in to Thailand at the time. The 4th part to the Japanese mint medals series as well as a survey of Chinese Cash starting with the T'ang Dynasty is detailed in this publication. There was also an interesting article on how to spot counterfeit 1000 yen 1964 silver (Type 1) coins. Particularly interesting is the article on the New Republican China Ten Cash minting error coins.