Image:JeffersonNickel.jpg
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This coin is a 2003 Jefferson nickel, with the original photo coming from the US Mint's online image archive. As a U.S. coin, the design is in the public domain, and per WP:IUP: "Also note that in the United States, reproductions of two-dimensional artwork which is in the public domain because of age do not generate a new copyright — for example, a straight-on photograph of the Mona Lisa would not be considered copyrighted (see Bridgeman v. Corel). Scans of images alone do not generate new copyrights — they merely inherit the copyright status of the image they are reproducing." Since this is simply a straight-on photo or scan, with no creative aspect involved, it should not be subject to copyright as per this precedent.
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The image above depicts a unit of currency issued by the United States of America. The design is ineligible for copyright, and is therefore in the public domain.
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