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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sholom, post: 609557, member: 17753&quot;]<b>US produced works are public domain</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Work that is produced by the federal government is public domain.&nbsp; So, any pic you see at the Mint website (or any other US website) is free for the taking (unless the work is not produced by the feds).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For that matter, one can argue that any image of a coin (that involves no additional creativity or work) might be public domain.&nbsp; So, your basic picture of a coin *might* be public domain even if you took it.&nbsp; Something that involves extra work on your part -- for example, there is an &quot;art&quot; to taking closeups -- on the other hand, might not be public domain.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note -- this is a completely different issue than ebay&#039;s policies, and about posting pix of a coin you don&#039;t have, and so forth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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