Sinnock attempted many iterations for the coin, including the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, the Four Freedoms scrolls, the Liberty goddess, and even a hand holding a torch.
The Commission Of Fine Art objected to Sinnock’s original design for the 10-cent coin, claiming that the Roosevelt bust did not honour the president and his legacy as deserved. Hendry Morgenthau Jr., the Treasury Secretary at the time, commissioned Chief Engraver John R.
