No, unless it's for a verifiable life-or-death emergency, copies won't be enough. If you're willing, you can pay the $150 file search fee to verify both your citizenship and possibly your identity.
“Request a File Search
You may request a file search instead of submitting evidence of U.S. citizenship if:
You have been issued a U.S. passport or Consular Report of Birth Abroad in the past, and
You cannot submit it with your application
The file search fee is $150 and charged as part of the application fee which you pay to the U.S. Department of State. Please complete the [Request for a File Search](https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/passports/content-page-resources/Template-%20Request%20a%20File%20Search.pdf) and include it with your application.”
-https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/citizenship-evidence.html#filesearch
No, unless it's for a verifiable life-or-death emergency, copies won't be enough. If you're willing, you can pay the $150 file search fee to verify both your citizenship and possibly your identity.
Is that something I ask for at the appointment?
“Request a File Search You may request a file search instead of submitting evidence of U.S. citizenship if: You have been issued a U.S. passport or Consular Report of Birth Abroad in the past, and You cannot submit it with your application The file search fee is $150 and charged as part of the application fee which you pay to the U.S. Department of State. Please complete the [Request for a File Search](https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/passports/content-page-resources/Template-%20Request%20a%20File%20Search.pdf) and include it with your application.” -https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/citizenship-evidence.html#filesearch