1804 silver dollar - class i - dexter - dunham specimen. The coin 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. Unknown date
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