Isn't it Illegal to post (or even scan) a High Resolution image of U.S. Currency?

Just asking because someone posted a 17mb high-res scan of series 2003A $100 Federal Reserve Note at Wikipedia.

It looks like this is the 3rd version (and the highest res) of the $100.00 dollar bill that's been posted there and it looks like past discussion pages about the image have been deleted in the past, but again, isn't it illegal to scan and post that? If it isn't, it probably should be.

Unfortunately, the image is so large that I can't get the direct link to work here, but if you click the link below, it takes you to were the discussion page was, then click the "Image" tab at the top of the page to see the actual image. Here's the link:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image_talk:Usdollar100front.jpg&action=edit>

Or go to this page on Meyer Guggenheim and then click the tiny little $100 Dollar bill under the words "See Also" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer_Guggenheim>

NOTE: It might have already been deleted, as what I said to do above didn't work for me, but it still there if you go the second route, though it might still work for me because it's in my internet cache, so I'm not sure. All I know is that it was there when I stated writing this.

Duh.:dunce:

or exact replica of US currency. If the size is changed ( I believe 20% or more larger or smaller) then you it is fine. I am not sure how that works on scanned electronic versions since you can always re-size. I used to have to photocopy money to make a record of the money used in working in fraud cases so that it could be tracked. We had to enlarge and shrink the size of the copies so that they could not be confused or mistaken to be real Currency.

Like I said, I'm not sure if it's still there or if it's just in my computer's internet cache.

Btw, Welcome to DU :toast:

We always appreciate it when a new military vet here, Thank you. :patriot:

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...in my OP, follow the second link and then report back.

As I wrote in my OP, I couldn't post a direct link, because it was to a 17mb image file of a $100 bill. When you try do link to a large image file, you get a broken link here at DU, so I gave the link to the discussion page (which is the the first link I posted) with instructions, but try the method laid out above my second link and see what happens.

What are the rules for the printing, publishing and illustration of U.S. currency?
The Counterfeit Detection Act of 1992, Public Law 102-550, in Section 411 of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations, permits color illustrations of U.S. currency, provided:

The illustration is of a size less than three-fourths or more than one and one-half, in linear dimension, of each part of the item illustrated
The illustration is one-sided

Title 18, United States Code, Section 504 permits black and white reproductions of currency and other obligations, provided such reproductions meet the size requirement

If you're making an image of currency, maybe it would help to overlay some big red text saying "NOT LEGAL CURRENCY" or something like that, so it's obvious it isn't real money.

...and I don't know how to get it removed or replaced.

That's why I'm asking, the next step is asking someone who does know Wikipedia to get it deleted or modified.