ProAudioStar frequently has good deals on Gold Tone banjos, they currently have the CC-OT "package" for $469 (mostly $629 on Reverb)... they sell a lot of these as "B-Stock" or "Used" at times, but I've bought a number of things from them and most have been perfectly fine and brand new.
A little over a year ago I picked up the CC-OT package from them, and I'm really quite impressed with the quality. My mother has a Deering Goodtime, and the Gold Tone feels much higher quality in hand. The Deering is US made, though.
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