Mike Ellis

Present and Past Memberships:

Life Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), Life Member of the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America (CONECA), National Collectors Association of Die Doubling (NCADD), Society for U. S. Commemorative Coins (SUSCC), Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Collectors Club (Fly-In), Original Hobo Nickel Society (OHNS), Token and Medals Society (TAMS), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Women in Numismatics (WIN), Florida United Numismatists (FUN), Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS), Georgia Numismatic Association (GNA), Society of Silver Dollar Collectors (SSDC), Anchorage Coin Club (ACC), and the Ozarks' Coin Club. Past member of too many to list.

Official Positions in Numismatic Organizations:

- Coordinator, National Coin Week for the Naval Station Keflavik, Iceland

- Bourse Chairman, Naval Station Keflavik, Iceland Coin Club, 1982

- Chairman, CONECA Literary Awards Committee, 1993-94 and 1996 to 1999

- Co-Chairman, CONECA Errorama, 1993 & 1996-1998

- General Chairman, CONECA Errorama, 1994, 1995, 1999 and 2005

- Winner's Windfall Chairman, CONECA, 1994 & 1997

- CONECA Official Auctioneer, January 1997 to December 1999

- Emcee, CONECA Annual Awards Banquet, 1994 to 2000

- CONECA Board Seat #1 (Membership) 1990-92,

- CONECA Vice-President, 1992-94

- CONECA President, 1994 to 2001 and December 2004 to date (currently in fourth term)

- Official Error Authenticator for Independent Coin Grading Service, 1999 to present

Other Volunteer Positions:

- Exhibit Judge, 1996 Money Show, Greater Houston Coin Club, 1996

- Bourse Committee, Pre-ANA Show & the ANA Anniversary Convention, Denver, Colorado, 1996

- Manned the CONECA Club table at many shows, 1988 to 2004

- National Volunteer 2005 Kansas City ANA Show

- Exhibitor at a couple National Coin Shows

- Regularly fielding internet inquiries regarding error/variety coin and currency as well as Gallery Mint Museum Items

- Coordinator, Comprehensive Fire Works Viewing, ANA Summer Seminars 2003 - 2005

Speaking/Teaching Engagements:

- ANA Numismatic Theatre Presentation, July 1994, Detroit, Michigan

- ANA Numismatic Theatre Presentation, March 1995, Atlanta, Georgia

- ANA Numismatic Theatre Presentation, July 1996, Anaheim, California (Topic: 1995 Doubled Die Lincoln cent. Presentation was Saturday afternoon with then Director of the Mint Philip Diehl before me and the Secretary of the Treasury Mary Ellen Withrow after me!)

- CONECA Errorama Educational Forum, July 1997, Colorado Springs, Colorado

- Many other appearances at CONECA Erroramas over the years

- Instructor, ANA Summer Seminar, Modern Minting Process 1996-1997 and 2002-2004

- Instructor ANA Summer Seminar, Mini Seminar "Creative Mint Errors," Weeks 1 and 2 in 2004 and week 2 in 2005 which was modified to "The Early Minting Process and Creative Errors"

- Roving Instructor both weeks 2005 ANA Summer Seminar

- Bull Session Leader, "The Error and Variety Hobby Today," 2004 ANA Summer Seminar

- Instructor at Anchorage Coin Club's Annual 3-day Seminar, 1996

- Education Presentation to Ozarks' Coin Club, September 2004 and April 2005

- Keynote Speaker, CONECA Annual Awards Banquet 2004

- Keynote Speaker, Iowa Numismatic Association Annual Breakfast, October 2005

- Speaker at several local club meetings over the years

- Hosted some chats for Coin Masters, the Internet Coin Club

Numismatic Awards:

- First Place, Errors & Varieties Exhibit, 1992 FUN Show

- CONECA Kenny Knapp Membership Recruitment Award, 1994, 1997 & 1998

- CONECA Fivaz/Stanton Cherrypicker's Award, Planchet/Striking Variety, 1995

- CONECA, Donald A. Wallace Memorial Literary Award, Best Overall Article, "Errorscope" 1996-97

- CONECA, Alan Herbert Best Column Award, "The Beginner's Page, 1998

- ANA, Glenn B. Smedley Memorial Award, 1998

- ANA, Murray G. Singer Outstanding Hobby Mentor Award, 1999 (And quite possibly the only recipient of this award in ANA history!)

- CONECA Dr. Lyndon King Award (for most outstanding member) 2001

Significant Numismatic Discoveries:

- 1942-S Lincoln Cent RPM#12, a totally separate mintmark

- Proved that 1970-S Lincoln Cent DDO#3 is a Small over Large Date

- First to point out and write about the distinct stages of the 1995 Lincoln Cent DDO

- 1965 Washington Quarter DDO#2

- 1977-D Kennedy Half DDO#1, similar to 1974-D Die #1

- 1949-D/S Washington Quarter OMM#1

- 1863 Indian Cent, DDR#1 (the first listed doubled die for the Copper Nickel series)

- 1989-D Lincoln cent RPMs-001 and -002 (The last year of any listed Lincoln cent RPMs)

- About 200 others

Numismatic Writing:

- Editor/Compiler, "The Lincoln Cent RPM Price Guide"

- Columnist, "Errorscope" for more than 10 years including "At Random" and "The Beginners' Page"

- Numerous articles "Coin World"

- Numerous articles "Numismatic News"

- Past and Future columnist for "Numismatic News"

- Contributor to many articles for all the above and "The Cherrypickers' Newsletter" including pricing & "Longacre's Ledger" the official publication of the Fly-In Club

- Numerous articles for "Errorscope"

- Author and editor of numerous auction catalogs including all CONECA Auctions 1997 - 1999, the first "Gallery Mint Museum Reproductions & Originals Auction" 1999, the first part of "The Gallery Mint Museum Building Fund" in 2004 and the second one in November 2005.

Contributor to the following numismatic references:

- Wrote the Error & Variety Section to the Bowers & Merena Kingswood Galleries Franconia Sale 1992

- Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties" 2nd, 3rd & 4th Editions

- The Shield Five Cent Series - A Comprehensive Listing of Known Varieties" by Edward L. Fletcher

- Flying Eagle & Indian Cent Die Varieties" by Larry R. Steve and Kevin Flynn

- The Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents" by John Wexler & Kevin Flynn

- The Modern minting Process" & "U. S. Minting Errors & Varieties" - ANA Correspondence Courses by Dr. James Wiles

- The Cherrypickers' Pocket Guide Top 150" by Bill Fivaz and J. T. Stanton

- Flying Eagle and Indian Cents" by Q. David Bowers

- CONECA Attribution Guide to Eisenhower Dollar Die Varieties" including the Forward, by James Wiles

- Two Dates Are Better Than One" by Kevin Flynn

- The RPM Book Second Edition: Lincoln Cents" including the Forward, by Dr. James Wiles

- The Kennedy Half Book" including the Forward, by Dr. James Wiles

- The Washington Quarter Dollar Book: Volume One 1932-1941" including the Forward, by Dr. Wiles

- The RPM Book Second Edition: Jefferson Nickels" including the Forward, by Dr. James Wiles

- Wrote the error and variety section, now more than 30 pages, to the "Official Black Book of United States Coins," 1998 - Present

- Contributor to "Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United State Cents 1793 - 1814" as published by Bowers and Merena

- Editor, "Cherrypickers' News", June 1999 to May 2000

- Editor, "Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties: Fourth Edition - Volume I" 2000

- Editor, "Errorscope," 2000 and 2001

- Frequent contributor to the acclaimed web site "The Gallery Mint Museum Scrapbook"

- And much, much more

e-mail gmmmike@arkansas.net

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