In a case closely watched by coin collectors around the world, a court decision has ruled that the Langbord family does not have the right to own 10 examples of the rare 1933 St. Gaudens double eagle ($20 gold piece).

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Southgate Coins, a leader in the sales of Carson City coins, started getting serious about establishing an Internet presence ten years ago (2001). Its owners, Rusty and Marie Goe, proved, over a two-decade period, they knew how to run a successful brick-and-mortar and mail-order business. They soon realized the World Wide Web presented a new set of challenges, some of them intimidating. Still they persevered.

Southgate Coins added a Bargain Bin area to its fully-stocked Web site in March 2011. Visitors to this new section will find some of the more inexpensive items in Southgate’s inventory, mostly coins in Circulated condition.

Southgate Coins bought an 1874-CC Liberty Seated dime graded PCGS AU-50 CAC.

Rarely do we get examples of this date in any grade close to this AU-50 rating. In the past, we have sold an MS-63, an MS-62, an AU-55, and several XFs. The piece we just bought ranks in the top five for condition consensus for all known survivors.

The surfaces are light gray in appearance, with a generous amount of luster remaining. A gentle beige-gray haze veils part of the obverse and peripheral sections on the reverse. Details on all the raised devices are sharp, with slight weakness visible at the center of Ms. Liberty’s head. Several faint scratches are visible in the obverse fields when the coin is tilted. Minimal contact marks and a few wispy hairlines are seen on both sides.

The distinguishable diagnostic die cracks, one through the mintmark and one extending up the right cereal wreath, stand out.

Only 10,817 1874-CC dimes were struck at the Carson City Mint. Specimens like this AU-50 piece make collecting "CC" coins so rewarding. They are extremely rare and seldom offered.

On July 19, 2010, a local newspaper, Northern Nevada Business Weekly, featured a story on Southgate Coins. The article provides another glimpse into what life is like in our Reno coin shop. Read more and check it out!

By Rusty Goe

What good is gold if a person’s world collapses around him? Plainly the people touting the value of gold as a protective hedge against a global economic meltdown aren’t interested in the answer to this question. Instead, they advise fearful individuals how to “crash proof” their portfolios before the looming currency crisis—and even how to profit from it. Still, there needs to be a stronger slogan than “Buy gold for protection and profit.” Will a pile of gold save you from an economic disaster, as a vaccination will immunize you against the swine flu?

By Rusty Goe

Gold represents different things to different people. A girlfriend gets ecstatic when her boyfriend gives her a gold engagement ring. The CEO of a gold mining company sees rosy days ahead when his exploration team discovers a rich new vein. A numismatist gains satisfaction when he achieves his long-term goal of completing a set of rare gold coins. An unemployed person feels temporary relief when she cashes in her scrap gold jewelry so she can pay her bills. An elderly couple, fearing an apocalyptic future finds security in a tube of gold Krugerrands. Opponents of the American economic model view gold as a hedge against the collapse of the U. S. dollar. Gurus of the precious metals market search for new angles to use to serve up their daily predictions on the direction of the price of gold.

On Friday, October 16, 2009, a reporter from the Reno Gazette-Journal newspaper called to interview Southgate Coins’ owner Rusty Goe about the recent rise in the price of gold bullion. Rusty talked to the reporter for one and a half hours. The reporter summarized Rusty’s comments in a few concise sentences.

If you are looking for a unique gift idea for that certain coin or history enthusiast, you should consider the award-winning biography by Rusty Goe, about Cason City Mint superintendent James Crawford.

Rusty Goe will give a PowerPoint presentation at a Carson City Historical Society lecture series meeting on Wednesday October 21, 2009.

The start time is 6:00 p.m.

The location is the Carson City Library, 900 N. Roop St., Carson City, NV.

The topic is "Harold M. Budd, Sr. – The Ambassador of Carson City Coin Collecting in the First Half of the 20th Century."