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<DESCRIPTION>DGSE PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 9,2007
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.6

For Immediate Release
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               DGSE COMPANIES, INC. ANNOUNCES MATERIAL CHANGES TO
              DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SUPERIOR GALLERIES,
              INC.; IMMEDIATE INTERIM AGREEMENT TO MANAGE SUPERIOR

DALLAS,  Texas (January 9, 2007) - DGSE Companies,  Inc. (Nasdaq:  DGSE),  which
wholesales,  retails and auctions fine watches,  jewelry,  diamonds and precious
metal and rare coin  products  via  traditional  and  Internet  channels,  today
announced that it has agreed to significant changes in its previously  announced
agreement to acquire Superior Galleries, Inc. (OTCBB: SPGR). The changes include
the following:

     1.   The total number of DGSE shares to be issued to Superior  stockholders
          has been reduced to an estimated 3,700,000, using an exchange ratio of
          0.2731 DGSE shares for each outstanding  Superior share, subject to an
          escrow equal to 15 percent of the total shares to be issued.

     2.   The DGSE  acquisition  subsidiary  and  Superior  have  entered into a
          management  agreement  under  which  DGSE  senior  management  assumed
          day-to-day  operational control of the business of Superior on January
          6,  2006.  William  Oyster  (COO of DGSE) has been  appointed  the new
          interim  Chief  Executive   Officer  of  Superior,   Scott  Williamson
          (Executive  Vice-President of DGSE) has been appointed the new interim
          Chief Operating  Officer of Superior and John Benson (Chief  Financial
          Officer of DGSE) has been  appointed the new  Vice-President,  Finance
          and interim Chief Financial Officer of Superior. All three individuals
          have also been elected to fill the  vacancies on  Superior's  Board of
          Directors  created upon the  resignations  of Silvano  DiGenova,  Paul
          Biberkraut,  Lee Itner and Anthony  Friscia.  Mitchell Stolz and David
          Rector  remain on the Board of Superior  and will serve as a Committee
          of Independent  Directors.  Dr. L.S. Smith,  Chairman and CEO of DGSE,
          will be a non-voting observer to the Superior Board.

     3.   Stanford  International  Bank Ltd.  (SIBL) has  increased its existing
          line  of  credit  to  Superior  by  $11.5  million  to   approximately
          $20,00,000,  and  executed a  forbearance  agreement  with  respect to
          existing  defaults.  As a  condition  to the  closing  of the  merger,
          Stanford  will have to  exchange  approximately  $8.4  million  of its
          current  debt for  Superior  common  stock at $1.70 per share,  and to
          replace the existing  credit  facilities with a new $11.5 million term
          facility that will be available to the combined operations.

     4.   Both SIBL and Silvano  DiGenova have converted  their  preferred stock
          into common shares of Superior, and Superior has repaid Mr. DiGenova's
          $400,000 note in full.

     5.   Silvano DiGenova,  the former Chief Executive  Officer,  President and
          director of Superior,  has exchanged 355,000 common shares in Superior
          for a  non-transferable  warrant to acquire  96,951 DGSE shares at the
          closing of the merger,  which  reflects the same exchange  ratio being
          used in the  definitive  merger  agreement.  Should  the merger not be
          consummated,  the warrant will  terminate  and DGSE will  transfer the
          Superior  shares  to  DiGenova's  designee.  Any  shares  acquired  by

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          DiGenova upon exercise of the warrant, in the merger or otherwise will
          be subject to a one-year lock-up agreement.

Upon successful completion of the acquisition,  Superior stockholders as a group
will own  approximately  42.9 percent of the outstanding  shares of the combined
entity, and SIBL will own approximately 30 percent of DGSE.

DGSE expects  substantial  continuity in the Superior staff.  Superior's  former
CEO,  Silvano  DiGenova,  has agreed to remain  with the new  enterprise  as the
Managing  Director-Numismatics,  and  Larry  Abbott  will  remain  as  Executive
Vice-President of Auctions and Sales at Superior.

The  acquisition  will enhance the size of DGSE and  diversify  its  activities,
making it one of the nation's  largest rare coin firms.  Upon the  completion of
the acquisition, the inventory at the current showroom facility of Superior will
be significantly  expanded to include a full inventory of jewelry,  diamonds and
fine watches. In addition, with Superior's national and international activities
and through a preferred provider agreement with Stanford Coin and Bullion,  DGSE
expects to increase  substantially  its  wholesale  and retail  precious  metals
business.  Superior plans to expand its dynamic internet website  (www.SGBH.com)
significantly  and to integrate the website with DGSE's websites - www.DGSE.com,
www.USBullionExchange.com,  www.FairchildWatches.com  (Fairchild International),
and www.CGDEInc.com (Charleston Gold & Diamond Exchange).

"The  revised  terms of this  transaction  represent  a  substantially  enhanced
opportunity for DGSE and its stockholders,"  noted William H. Oyster,  President
and Chief Operating Officer of DGSE Companies,  Inc. and interim Chief Executive
Officer of Superior. Mr. Oyster continued, "The interim period leading up to the
merger will give us the knowledge and opportunity to effect a more efficient and
accelerated integration of the operations of the two companies post-acquisition.
In addition,  SIBL's  commitment to the combined  entity's  success  through the
exchange of debt and the new credit  facility  provides robust tools for the new
combined enterprise.  With expected revenues for the combined entities more than
double our current level,  substantial financing in place and a history that can
be traced to 1930, we believe that the infrastructure will be in place to have a
major impact on our revenues and earnings."

DGSE and Superior expect the acquisition to close late in March 2007, subject to
the  satisfaction  or waiver of the  various  closing  conditions  in the merger
agreement,  including the approval of the stockholders of both companies and the
effectiveness of a registration statement on a Form S-4.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection  with the proposed  acquisition,  DGSE and Superior intend to file
relevant  materials  with the SEC.  DGSE and Superior  each have filed a current
report on Form 8-K related to the proposed  acquisition on or before the date of
this release. In the near future, DGSE intends to file a registration  statement
on Form S-4, which will contain a prospectus  and related  materials to register
the DGSE  common  stock to be issued in the  proposed  acquisition,  and a joint
proxy  statement,  which  DGSE and  Superior  plan to mail to  their  respective
stockholders  in  connection  with the approval of the proposed  acquisition  by
their respective stockholders.

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The current report contains,  and the registration statement and the joint proxy
statement/prospectus  included therein will contain, important information about
DGSE,  Superior,  the proposed  acquisition and related  matters.  INVESTORS AND
SECURITY  HOLDERS  ARE  URGED  TO READ  THE  FILINGS  CAREFULLY  WHEN  THEY  ARE
AVAILABLE.  Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of
these documents (when they become  available) and other documents filed with the
SEC  at  the  SEC's  web  site  at   www.sec.gov   or  by  calling  the  SEC  at
1-800-SEC-0330.  In addition,  investors  and  security  holders may obtain free
copies of the documents  filed by DGSE with the SEC by contacting  DGSE Investor
Relations at (972) 484-3662.

Participation in Solicitations

DGSE  and  its  directors  and  executive  officers  also  may be  deemed  to be
participants  in the  solicitation  of proxies from the  stockholders of DGSE in
connection with the proposed transaction described herein. Information regarding
the  special  interests  of  these  directors  and  executive  officers  in  the
transaction   described   herein   will  be   included   in  the   joint   proxy
statement/prospectus  described above.  Additional  information  regarding these
directors and executive  officers is also included in DGSE's proxy statement for
its 2006  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders,  which was filed with the SEC on or
about June 23, 2006.  This document is available free of charge at the SEC's web
site at www.sec.gov and from DGSE by contacting DGSE Investor Relations at (972)
484-3662.

Superior  and its  directors  and  executive  officers  also may be deemed to be
participants  in the  solicitation  of proxies from the  stockholders of DGSE in
connection with the proposed transaction described herein. Information regarding
the  special  interests  of  these  directors  and  executive  officers  in  the
transaction   described   herein   will  be   included   in  the   joint   proxy
statement/prospectus  described above.  Additional  information  regarding these
directors and executive  officers is also included in Superior's proxy statement
for its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,  which was filed with the SEC on or
about October 6, 2005.  This  document is available  free of charge at the SEC's
web site at  www.sec.gov  and from  Superior  by  contacting  Superior  Investor
Relations at (800) 421-0754.

About DGSE Companies, Inc.

DGSE Companies, Inc. wholesales and retails jewelry,  diamonds, fine watches and
precious  metal  bullion  products and rare coins to domestic and  international
customers  through its Dallas Gold and Silver  Exchange and Charleston  Gold and
Diamond  Exchange  subsidiaries  and well as through the Internet and World Wide
Web. DGSE also owns Fairchild  International,  Inc., one of the largest  vintage
watch  wholesalers  in the country.  In addition to its retail  facilities,  the
Company has online  stores and  conducts  live  Internet  auctions  which can be
accessed at www.dgse.com  and  www.CGDEInc.com.  Real-time price  quotations and
real-time  order  execution in precious  metals are provided on another DGSE web
site at  www.USBullionExchange.com.  Wholesale  customers  can  access  our full
vintage watch inventory through the restricted site at www.FairchildWatches.com.

The Company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and its common stock trades on The
Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the symbol "DGSE".

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About Superior Galleries, Inc.

Superior  Galleries,  Inc. is a publicly traded company,  acting as a dealer and
auctioneer of rare coins and other fine  collectibles.  Headquartered in Beverly
Hills,  California,  the firm markets its products  through  auctions (both live
events and on the World Wide Web),  its nationwide  sales force,  its gallery in
Beverly Hills and via the company's web site at www.SGBH.com.

Stanford  Coins &  Bullion  is a member  of the  Stanford  Financial  Group,  an
international  network of  affiliated  companies  that  together form a powerful
resource of financial services.  Located in Houston,  Texas, the company markets
its products through its retail sales force and the company's web site.

Safe  Harbor  for  Forward-Looking   Statements.  This  press  release  contains
statements  regarding the proposed  transaction  between DGSE and Superior,  the
expected  timetable  for  completing  the  transaction,   future  financial  and
operating  results,  benefits and  synergies of the  proposed  transaction,  the
ability of DGSE to integrate the business,  operations and personnel of Superior
following  the  acquisition,  and other  statements  about  DGSE and  Superior's
managements' future  expectations,  beliefs,  goals, plans or prospects that are
based on current expectations,  estimates,  forecasts and projections about DGSE
and Superior and the combined company,  as well as DGSE's and Superior's and the
combined  company's  future  performance  and the  industries  in which DGSE and
Superior  operate  and  the  combined  company  will  operate,  in  addition  to
managements' assumptions. These statements constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Words  such  as  "expects,"   "anticipates,"   "targets,"  "goals,"  "projects,"
"intends," "plans," "believes,"  "seeks,"  "estimates," "will" and variations of
such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements which are not statements of historical facts.  These  forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future  performance  and involve certain risks,
uncertainties  and assumptions that are difficult to assess.  Therefore,  actual
outcomes and results may differ  materially from what is expressed or forecasted
in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are based upon
a number of important factors including, among others: the ability to consummate
the proposed  acquisition;  potential  difficulties in otherwise meeting closing
conditions set forth in the definitive merger agreement entered into by DGSE and
Superior;  difficulties  and delays in obtaining  regulatory  approvals  for the
proposed  acquisition;  difficulties  and  delays in  integration  or  achieving
synergies and cost savings; difficulties regarding the execution of the business
plan for the combined companies; continued acceptance of the DGSE's products and
services in the marketplace; competitive factors; the cooperation and support of
the  companies'  lenders  for  the  proposed  acquisition;  fluctuations  in the
secondhand market;  existing and future litigation;  and other risks detailed in
the companies'  respective  periodic report filings with the SEC. For a list and
description of risks and  uncertainties  relating to DGSE and Superior and their
respective businesses, refer to DGSE's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005 and Superior's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005, as well as other
filings by DGSE and  Superior  with the SEC.  These  forward-looking  statements
speak only as of the date of this release and, except as required under the U.S.
federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, DGSE disclaims
any intention or obligation to update any  forward-looking  statements after the
distribution  of this press  release,  whether  as a result of new  information,
future events, developments, changes in assumptions or otherwise.



                    For further information, please contact:
         William H. Oyster, President and COO of DGSE at (800) 527-5307



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