Stack’s Bowers Galleries is honored to present selections from the G.L. Hermann Collection as a highlight of their June 2025 Showcase Auction. Featured are nearly 200 coins with a focus on branch mint and key-date Liberty Head gold coins, including many Charolette, Dahlonega, and Carson City issues. Every federal gold denomination is represented, from dollars through double eagles, and there are rarities from each design type to entice discerning collectors. This offering is highlighted by a magnificent 1858-D Liberty Head Half Eagle graded PCGS AU58 and a charming 1838 Liberty Head Eagle graded PCGS XF40, as well as many other rarities. Also included is a remarkable selection of silver dollars that spans the Draped Bust through Peace design types, with a lustrous PCGS MS62 1860-O Liberty Seated Dollar as the standout in this category.
Mr. Hermann spent most of his life in the nation’s capital, serving in the armed forces and building a career as an accounting specialist and financial analyst in various governmental agencies; he pursued the development of the centralized medical records system still used today in the healthcare industry. The National Capital region provided a rich and constant source of history and inspiration. He was a frequent visitor to the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, enjoying the inspiring collection and the close up view of paper money and coins being created.
Mr. Hermann set out to acquire coins slowly and with great care, choosing them for their historical background, artistic beauty, rarity, and value as a safe-haven investment; his goal was collecting complete groups of various coins from specific mints.
For 60 years, he was a steady and frequent patron of national and international numismatic dealers, professional organizations. auctions, and coin shows. He believed that while someone could acquire coins, they are never truly “owned” by the collector. Rather, they remain in the hands of a guardian for a time and then go on to other safe keepers throughout history. Stack’s Bowers Galleries is honored to present this portion of the G.L. Hermann Collection to the next generation of guardians as part of their June 2025 Showcase Auction.
For questions about the G.L. Hermann Collection or to register for bidding in the June 2025 Showcase Auction, contact Stack’s Bowers Galleries today at [email protected] or call (800) 566-2580.
About Stack's Bowers Galleries
Stack's Bowers Galleries conducts live, internet and specialized auctions of rare U.S. and world coins and currency and ancient coins, as well as direct sales through retail and wholesale channels. The company's 90+ year legacy includes the cataloging and sale of many of the most valuable United States coin and currency collections to ever cross an auction block — The D. Brent Pogue Collection, The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, The Joel R. Anderson Collection, The Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection, The Sydney F. Martin Collection and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few.
World coin and currency collections include The Pinnacle Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Salton Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, the Augustana Collection of gold rarities from across western Europe, the Richard Margolis Collection of world coins and medals and The Thos. H. Law Collection. Recently the firm was awarded the privilege of bringing the most valuable world coin collection to auction – the L. E. Bruun Collection.
The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, with galleries in New York, Boston, Miami, and Philadelphia. Offices are also located in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Sacramento, Virginia, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Paris and Vancouver. Stack's Bowers Galleries hosts an annual Global Showcase in August featuring United States coins and currency, ancient coins and world coins and currency in its Costa Mesa auction gallery. They are also the Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic events, including the New York International Numismatic Convention, the Whitman Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, the Spring and Fall Hong Kong shows, and the Maastricht Paper Money shows.