Nevada History: On The GO! – Carson City Mint Stories: Events, People, & Coin (Off-site, SVL)

Nevada History – On The GO! (Sierra View Library)

Carson City Mint Stories: Events, People, & Coin

April 5, 2025
1:00 to 2:30pm

Nevada History – On The GO!
The Nevada Historical Society’s building may be closed for an exciting remodel, but you can still enjoy their fascinating lectures at the Sierra View Library during their closure. NHS Nevada History – On The GO! Series is combining their three history programs that delve into Nevada History, Lake Tahoe, and the American Gaming Archives gambling and gaming history. Make sure to visit Sierra View Library on the first Saturday of every month to learn more about Nevada’s history through these engaging talks that are geared towards audiences of all ages.

Speaker: Rusty Goe, historian, author, and numismatic

Title of Talk: Carson City Mint Stories: Events, People, & Coin

Summary of Talk: Rusty Goe’s latest book, The Confident Carson City Coin Collector, comprises 2,500 pages of information about the Carson City Mint’s history, the coins produced by the mint, people associated with the mint and the times in which it operated, and events that occurred in Nevada and the United States during the mint’s era. During his presentation, Rusty will provide condensed snapshots from each of these different themes. You will learn about specific rare coins with the “CC” mintmark, interesting people who made the coins and those who later collected them, and certain historical events related to the Carson City Mint. As former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said, “Minting is an important part of Nevada’s past, and Nevadans still maintain an affinity for the Carson City Mint and its legacy.” Rusty’s presentation will reveal why these truths resonate with people worldwide.

Rusty Goe, historian

Speaker Bio: Rusty Goe is a recognized authority on the Carson City Mint’s history and the coins that have survived from that mint. Goe and his wife, Marie, operated Las Vegas Rare Coin Gallery from 1990 to 2001 and Southgate Coins on South Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada, from 2001 through 2016.

Goe’s first book, The Mint on Carson Street (2003), won book of the year awards from the Professional Numismatists Guild and the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG). His second book, James Crawford: Master of the Mint at Carson City (2007), won an NLG award and a Next Generation Indie Book award for biography.

Goe’s three-volume book, The Confident Carson City Coin Collector (2020), won dual book of the year awards from the Professional Numismatists Guild and the Numismatic Literary Guild. This book set comprises 2,500 pages. Charles Morgan, former executive director of the NLG, declared that “The Confident Carson City Coin Collector is the most significant numismatic magnum opus published on the topic of American coinage since the 1987 publication of Walter Breen’s Complete Encyclopedia of U.S and Colonial Coins” (May 19, 2021, Coin Week).

In 2005 Goe founded the Carson City Coin Collectors of America. The club’s journal, Curry’s Chronicle, won numerous awards.

We would like to thank our partner, the Washoe County Library System and the Sierra View Library for hosting our off-site lectures.

Sierra View Library has been serving communities from Midtown to South Reno since 1987. Located inside the Reno Town Mall, directly across from the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, the library has two entrances. The front entrance allows visitors to stroll by shops and businesses in the mall, while the second entrance is accessible from the rear, south side of the mall. This back entrance has an ADA accessible lift. The address is 4001 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502.