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Are people that make coin jewelry out of legal tender U. S. coins breaking the law ?
barberlover
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One day walking thru a mall I saw a typical cheap jewlery display, the kind that sells necklaces and charm bracelets, but something that caought my eye was a peace dollar cut out on a chain with the fields completly cut out with only the portrait of liberty and the date left and looking at the back you could see the fragments of the chopped up design. I know people have been making coin jewlery for a long time, but isn't it technically a crime to deface U.S. coins ?
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Does a business need permission from the U.S. Government to colorize U.S. coins?
Businesses do not need the U.S. Government's permission to colorize genuine United States coins unless the U.S. Government owns copyright in the coin design in question. Thus, consumers should not assume that the U.S. Government has approved or sponsored the colorized coins. Of course, businesses are expected to ensure that they do not violate U.S. trademark laws, false and deceptive advertising laws, and third party rights.
I would assume this applies to the jewelry, and as previously stated, the Mint itself makes jewelry out of coins.
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<< <i>from the mint's website:
Does a business need permission from the U.S. Government to colorize U.S. coins?
Businesses do not need the U.S. Government's permission to colorize genuine United States coins unless the U.S. Government owns copyright in the coin design in question. Thus, consumers should not assume that the U.S. Government has approved or sponsored the colorized coins. Of course, businesses are expected to ensure that they do not violate U.S. trademark laws, false and deceptive advertising laws, and third party rights.
I would assume this applies to the jewelry, and as previously stated, the Mint itself makes jewelry out of coins. >>
Sounds like artificially toning coins and misrepresenting them is illegal. I think there's a lot of criminals out there.