The United States Mint will not object to use of the obverse or reverse design of any 50 State Quarters Program coin approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to the following conditions:
- Quarter designs and credits may not 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.
- When practicable, high-resolution quarter images for reproduction should be obtained directly from the United States Mint by download from the Mint's online News Image Library. The United States Mint cannot honor requests for camera-ready artwork or other reformatting.
- When a quarter reverse design 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 placed next to the quarter design reproduction. The following entry may be used instead if a credit page is provided: "Quarter-dollar coin image [or images] from the United States Mint."
- The quarter design's use is not inconsistent with the Congressional findings and purposes of the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act or with other applicable laws.
Other laws may apply to the use of coin designs. The United States Mint strongly encourages members of the public interested in using coin designs to visit the United States Mint Web site for more information.
PLEASE NOTE: This policy does not cover use of the phrase “50 State Quarters”, which is a registered trademark 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. § 709 or 31 U.S.C. § 333. 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 any acquisition or claim of exclusive rights (such as trademark rights) in quarter designs. The United States Mint makes no warranty of any kind and expressly disclaims any and all implied warranties relating to the quarter 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.