BUILDERS and SELLERS OF GREAT COIN COLLECTIONS Credentials

Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth, (ret.)
Coin Collecting Since: 1951
Professional Numismatist: 1983-Present
Established Butternut: 1994, d.b.a. of Ellsworth & Associates of Virginia, Incorporated: 1986.

Professional Credentials:

President, 1999-Present Virginia Numismatic Association
Board of Director, 1997-Present Virginia Numismatic Association
State Convention Chairman, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Virginia Numismatic Association
District Delegate for Virginia, 1996-1998 American Numismatic Association
Regional Coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic States, 1999-Present American Numismatic Association
Board of Governors, 1999-Present Eastern States Numismatic Association
Representative of Professional Coin Grading Service #902, 1995-Present
Representative of National Guaranty Corporation #266, 1995-Present
Author and Lecturer, Conference on American Coinage 1996 American Numismatic Society, New York City
Published Author of Cover Article, October 1999 and September 2000 The Numismatist; American Numismatic Association.
Lecturer, Colorado Springs Summer Seminar, 2000 American Numismatic Association
Published Articles, in over 15 State and National Journals.
Consultant: United States Secret Service, 1999-Present.
Contributor to The Official "RED BOOK", A Guide Book of United States Coins, 2002.

Membership includes:

Life Member, American Numismatic Association #3559:1982
Life Member, American Numismatic Society, 1998
Life Member, Alabama Numismatic Association #2447
Life Member, Blue Ridge Numismatic Association #237
Life Member, Civil War Token Society #152
Life Member, Florida United Numismatists, Inc. #704
Life Member, Georgia Numismatic Association #160
Life Member, Maryland Numismatic Association #52
Life Member, North Carolina Numismatic Association #105
Life Member, South Carolina Numismatic Association #132
Life Member, Tennessee State Numismatic Association #202
Life Member, The Lincoln Cent Society #49
Life Member, The Silver Dollar Round Table #86
Life Member, Virginia Numismatic Association #72
Member, Early American Copper, Inc. #1901, 1982-Present
Member, Michigan State Numismatic Association #8177
Member, Pacific Norwest Numismatic Association #828

Awards:

Presidential Award, October 1998, American Numismatic Association
Outstanding Exhibit Award, 1998 Virginia Numismatic Association
Recipient of Roethke Memorial Literary Award, October 1999 Michigan State Numismatic Society
First Place Coin Exhibit Award, 1999 Tennessee State Numismatic Association
Presidential Award, May 2000, American Numismatic Association
First Place Exhibit Award, Adult Division 2000 Colorado Springs Coin Club
Recipient of Certificate of Merit, August 2000, Blue Ridge Numismatic Association