What do a couple of big time vintage commemoratives, the Roosevelt dime, and the obverse of the Franklin half dollar have in common? Their designer, John R. Sinnock. Known as one of the greatest coin engravers to have ever served the United States Mint, he was a prime example of how far United States coinage had come since its very beginnings.
Born in Raton, New Mexico in July of 1888, Sinnock was interested in a number of different arts and had a flair for sculpture at an early age. Throughout his childhood and young adult years, his seriousness about art and design developed into a passion he would pursue as he attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art to further his talents...read more