The United States Mint will not object to use of the obverse or reverse
design of the Lincoln "Memorial Reverse" Cent, "Indian
Head/Buffalo" Nickel, Pre-2004 Jefferson/Monticello Nickel, Winged
Liberty/Mercury Dime, Roosevelt Dime, Pre-1999 Washington/Eagle Quarter-Dollar,
Bicentennial Quarter-Dollar, Kennedy Half-Dollar, Kennedy Bicentennial
Half-Dollar, Eisenhower Bicentennial Dollar or Susan B. Anthony Dollar
coins (each, a "Covered Coin" and collectively, "Covered
Coins"), subject to the following conditions:
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No Covered Coin design (or any other United States coin design)
may be used in a manner inconsistent with applicable laws, including
without limitation United States laws governing counterfeiting
(18 U.S.C. §§ 486, et. seq.), and the misuse of coins (e.g., 18 U.S.C.
§ 475). These laws fall under the jurisdiction of the United
States Secret Service and the United States Department of Justice, and
apply equally to all coins, whether or not currently in circulation.
Additional laws may apply to the use of Covered Coin designs. The
United States Mint strongly encourages members of the public interested
in using any United States coin designs to visit the Consumer and Business
Awareness section of the United States Mint Website (accessible from
http://www.usmint.gov/consumer/)
for more information.
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No Covered Coin design (or any other United States coin design) or reproduction
credit may be used in any way that could mislead or deceive the public or imply
that the United States Mint, the Department of the Treasury, or the United
States Government sponsors, endorses, approves, or is associated with (a) the
product or service in which the design is used; (b) the creators or distributors
of the product or service; or (c) any other nonfederal entity, person, activity,
product, or service.
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When practicable, high-resolution coin images should be obtained directly from
the United States Mint by download from the United States Mint’s online
Pressroom Image Library (accessible from http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom).
The United States Mint cannot honor requests for camera-ready artwork or other
reformatting.
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When the obverse and/or reverse design of any Covered Coin obtained from any
United States Mint source is reproduced for publication, credit should be given
as follows: "United States Mint image." The credit should be clearly
legible and placed next to the coin design reproduction. The following may be
used instead if a credit page is provided: "United States coin image [or images]
from the United States Mint."
*PLEASE NOTE: This policy does not cover use of the design of any coin
not specifically defined above as a Covered Coin. For example,
it does not cover the Golden Dollar coin featuring
Sacagawea, or coins issued under the 50 State Quarters® Program (which
has its own design use policy) or the Westward Journey Nickel Series™.
It also does not cover the name or other trademarks of the United States Mint, nor
does it cover publicity rights. It does not grant any waiver, release, or written
permission of the Director under 18 U.S.C. § 709i or 31 U.S.C. §
333ii.
By adopting and publishing this policy, the United States Mint is not waiving or
abandoning any rights in designs assigned or licensed to it, and is not authorizing
or supporting any acquisition or claim of exclusive rights (such as trademark rights)
in coin designs. The United States Mint makes no warranty of any kind and expressly
disclaims any and all implied warranties relating to coin designs. This policy does
not confer any personal right or cause of action, and does not relieve any party
from any other duty or obligation.
Questions on this policy should be directed to the United States Mint Office of
Licensing at 202-354-7350.
i18 U.S.C. § 709 prohibits a person from knowingly using, without
written permission of the Director of the United States Mint, "the words
'United States Mint'; or 'U.S. Mint' or any colorable imitation of such words,
in connection with any advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other
publication, play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production,
in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such
advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, play, motion
picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production, is approved, endorsed, or
authorized by or associated in any manner with, the United States Mint."
ii 31 U.S.C. § 333 prohibits a person from using, "in
connection with, or as a part of, any advertisement, solicitation, business
activity, or product, whether alone or with other words, letters, symbols,
or emblems [of the Treasury Department, its bureaus, including the United
States Mint, and its officials, including United States Mint officials]
. . . in a manner which could reasonably be interpreted or construed as
conveying the false impression that such advertisement, solicitation,
business activity, or product is in any manner approved, endorsed, sponsored,
or authorized by, or associated with, the Department of the Treasury or any
[Treasury Department bureau or official]."
The United States Mint Circulating Coin Design Use Policy covers: