I hope everyone iswell and survivingthe pandemic. It'shard to believe ithas been a yearalready. Hopefullythis new edition ofThe ChopmarkNews will lift yourspirits.

In this issue wemeet memberNorm Cochrane.Norm is member116-one of theoriginals and thesecond oldest active member.

I have three interesting articles.First is You CollectWhat? by HowardDaniel III. Howardreminisces abouthis early collectingdays in Vietnam.

New member BenDalgleish has submitted an articleon the history ofchopmarked coins in Hong Kongwhere he lives. Benalso works as apart-time dealerand knows many ofthe key people inHong Kong, including Tony Lee who Iinterviewed inJune 2018 (issue 22vol. 1).

The third article isa reprint by Pat &Margaret O'Rouketitled The Magic ofChopmarked Coins.It first appeared inthe AustralasianCoin & BanknoteMagazine Vol. 9No. 7, August 2006.I would like tothank the Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine andMrs. MargaretO'Rouke and editorJohn Mulhall forallowing us to reprint it.

Finally, I interviewDr. Helen Wang of the British Museum. She is Curatorof East Asian Money at the BritishMuseum.

There are also lotsof pictures frommembers and recent auctions atTeutoburgerMünzauktion, Stephen Album andAureo & Calicóauction houses.