By Marie and Rusty Goe

When Maya joined us three years ago, she was a young girl who worked hard to learn the basics. I noticed at the end of her shift that she was never a clock-watcher. If she had something to finish she didn’t consider the shift over until she had completed the job, and she holds that trait to this day.

A Must-Read Article in The Numistmatist!

The March 2010 issue of The Numismatist is hot off the press, and Southgate Coins’ very own Rusty Goe contributed an outstanding article about the esteemed Eliasberg collection. The article is a great read for any Carson City coin enthusiast wanting to know some history about the collection. It even offers a price comparison for coin values in 1982 and 2009.

If you subscribe to The Numismatist, make sure to get out your March 2010 issue and flip to Rusty Goe’s article, Eliasberg #1 Revisited on page 44! You won’t want to miss this front-cover article.

Back in January 2010, like many people do at the start of the year, the owners of Southgate Coins made a few New Year’s resolutions. One of their resolutions was to undergo a few store improvements and renovations that were long overdue.

By Rusty Goe

On Sunday evening January 31, 2010, at 9:45, Mikey, Marie's and my beloved Teacup Yorkshire Terrier, died of heart failure while he choked on a piece of food. Mikey’s brother, Sonny, died four months earlier (in October 2009) after other dogs attacked him at a pet care center in Reno. Mikey and Sonny were born on March 25, 1999 in Las Vegas, NV. The deaths of these two Yorkie brothers have understandably brought much grief to Marie and me.

Being with Southgate Coins for over a year now, I (Nicole) have been able to experience many celebrations and fun events. Some of the most enjoyable of all events are the birthdays. It’s a time full of surprises, devious planning, decorations, and some killer cakes and gifts. February 1st arrived again, which meant it was time for Crystal to celebrate her second birthday as a Southgate Coins employee. This was my second time to enjoy her big day with her. Read on to hear more about Crystal’s special day and Southgate’s surprise guest!

All of us at Southgate Coins wish to give a big shout out to our assistant manager Maya Roberts for delivering her new baby daughter.

Maya’s little baby Embry entered the world at 4:20 Monday afternoon on January 18.

This is Maya’s first child. We wish her and her little girl all the best.
Congratulations to Maya and Matt on this special addition to their family!

Marie, Rusty, Crystal, Cara, Nicole, Dixie and Shayna

I (Marie) was out of the office when Nicole came in for her first interview at Southgate Coins, but both Rusty and Maya told me how impressed they were with her. It became evident to me on Nicole’s first day at work that she was serious about the job and was giving an all-out effort to learn her basic responsibilities. I could see that she was smart and that she tried to catch on quickly to everything we taught her.

After weeks of planning and scheming, the date of the Southgate Coins company Christmas gift exchange and dinner finally arrived. The long-term staff girls, Maya, Crystal, Cara and me (Nicole) all decided to do a “Secret Santa” gift exchange for each other. Unfortunately, with only four of us, the other three girls figured out who picked who very quickly, and I was the only one who ended up not knowing who picked me! Eventually, I was informed that I was the odd-duck out, and was told who the now NOT-“top-secret” Santas were. Luckily, I was fully informed about all the other Southgate Christmas activities, and was very excited to participate.

As my (Nicole’s) first Christmas at Southgate Coins approaches, this past Wednesday (November 25th) I was able to experience the excitement and fun of decorating the store with many holiday-themed decorations. However, this experience was a little more special to me than it would’ve normally been to any other first-time Christmas participant. Read on to learn more about how the other Southgate girls and I prepared for the upcoming holiday season.

As some of you may already know—and others of you might be finding out for the first time—Maya is expecting a little bundle of joy in January 2010. So, being the girls that we are here at Southgate Coins, we decided that we wanted to surprise Maya with a celebration for the coming birth of her daughter. Read on to see how we schemed and planned for the event and to hear how fun the party was.

Each year in October, the Southgate crew gets the opportunity to honor one of their wonderful boss’s birthdays: Marie Goe. This year, all four of us crew members got to celebrate this event with Marie; one of us for the third time, two for the second time, and one for the first time. All of us were committed to making it a memorable event for the First Lady of Southgate Coins.

Every year at the end of October, there is a tradition that is celebrated in many cultures. At Southgate Coins, our culture is no different when it comes to the celebration of All Hallows Eve—otherwise known as Halloween. Keep reading to learn more about our diversity of costumes and how we celebrated the day...

If you didn't know, today is National Bosses Day. Traditionally, the Southgate crew honors their two bosses, Rusty and Marie Goe, with anything from a real Free Lunch Friday (our treat), to a nice card and warm wishes. We always try to make that extra little effort to let them know that even though work can be tough, we know that we’re appreciated here. And we want to reciprocate that appreciation on any occasion (and for any reason) we can.

By Maya Roberts

In the lives of a business owner, your whole life seems to revolve around the workday. You pay the bills, you run the errands, and you coordinate your entire home life right from your work desk. The struggle of making everything fall into place seems to become a way of life, and you do the best you can to separate your private life from public face. In all the mess, you try to create your own workable environment.

As Southgate employees, we understand this constant balance between home and work, and we strive to make life for the Goes as easy as possible. Sometimes our small efforts at protecting them just can’t seem to go far enough.

Today (October 1, 2009), Rusty and Marie Goe were shaken when the life of their beloved Yorkshire terrier, Sonny, was brutally stripped from them.

The Goes are currently undergoing a kitchen renovation at their home, and in an effort to make everyone’s life easier, they opted to take two of their dogs, Sonny and Lillie, to a local dog daycare, to avoid the trauma of construction workers intruding on their home. (Mikey, their other, older, tiny dog, would be coming down to the store each day, since he needs a little special care.)

Business was going as usual today, until around 11:20. The store received a call from the dog daycare center, and we received the shocking news: Sonny got attacked and killed.

If you have pets, you understand that they’re not just animals they’re family.

It’s hard for me (Marie) to believe that it’s been a year since Cara started working at Southgate Coins. Last September Cara joined our team just one week after another girl got hired. She was one of three new girls at our store.