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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1353429, member: 19065&quot;]<b>Survey questions concerning potential &#039;special sets&#039; of Silver Eagle coins for 2012</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Language which appears at the beginning of the survey:</p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b>&nbsp; &quot;This survey is designed to help the United States Mint understand how it can improve the products and services it provides. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp; </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp; To begin, we will first take a few minutes to familiarize you with our&nbsp; survey. The survey will NOT ALLOW YOU TO SKIP A QUESTION. If you do not&nbsp; know an exact answer, then please give your best estimate.&quot;</b></span><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Please&nbsp; note that the text below is just a portion of the overall survey. Answers given to other questions in the survey allowed the survey program to narrow questions specific to an individuals responses, such as related buying behavior or choices from past transactions or whether you plan to buy again from the U.S. Mint in the future.&nbsp; There was also lot of personal demographic information required in order to complete this survey, such as one&#039;s: gender, age, household income, ethnicity and other&nbsp; common marketing questions. </p><p><br /></p><p>This post is just to share with&nbsp; anyone who did not receive the survey what questions were asked about &#039;special sets&#039;, mintage, price estimates, finishes, UHR and mint mark options therein. Below are transcribed the line of questions from the survey about the&nbsp; potential &quot;special sets&quot; of American Eagle Silver coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000cd">The U.S. Mint may consider offering a special American Eagle Silver Coin Set in 2012. This would be a special set containing the following 1-ounce silver coins:</span></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>• American Eagle Silver &quot;San Francisco Proof&quot; Coin bearing a &quot;S&quot; mint mark, only available in this special set</p><p>• American Eagle Silver &quot;San Francisco Reverse Proof&quot; Coin bearing a &quot;S&quot; mint mark, only available in this special set</p><p><br /></p><p>This set will only be produced in 2012; no additional American Eagle sets of this type are planned in the near future.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b22222"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b22222"></span><i><span style="color: #b22222">Next page--&gt;</span></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"></span><b><span style="color: #0000cd">The U.S. Mint plans to manufacture 300,000 of these sets. Once these are sold, no additional sets will be available. There will be a purchase limit of 5 sets per household.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000cd"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000cd">The price of this set will be approximately $125.</span></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b22222">Next page--&gt;</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b>How likely will you be to purchase this set if it is offered in 2012?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b>Vote from: 1 (Not at All Likely) to 6 (Extremely Likely)</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b22222"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b22222">Next page--&gt;</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b>How appealing would each of the following types of coins be if they were included in the set?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b>Types of coins</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vote on each item from: 1 (Not at All Likely) to 6 (Extremely Appealing)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>• Standard American Eagle Silver <b>uncirculated </b>coin (with customary &quot;W&quot; mintmark)</p><p>• American Eagle Silver <b>bullion</b></p><p>• <b>Proof</b> American Eagle Silver coin with special Mint Mark (e.g., &quot;S&quot;, &quot;D&quot;, wtc.)</p><p>• <b>Uncirculated</b> American Eagle Silver coin with special Mint Mark (e.g., &quot;S&quot;, &quot;D&quot;, etc.)</p><p>• Coin with a unique design feature - <b>ultra high relief</b></p><p>• Standard American Eagle Silver <b>proof </b>coins (with customary &quot;W&quot; mintmark)</p><p>• Coin with a unique finish - <b>reverse proof</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b22222">Next page--&gt;</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000cd">What mintage quantity would you recommend the U.S. Mint consider for such a set?</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000cd"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000cd">Mintage Quantity for American Eagle Special Sets</span></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Choose one from the list:</p><p><br /></p><p>• 75,000</p><p>• 100,000</p><p>• 150,000</p><p>• 200,000</p><p>• 250,000</p><p>• 500,000</p><p>• Mint to demand (that is, produce as many sets as required to fill all orders that are received)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>===============</p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Transcribed from <a href="http://www.nationalanalysts.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nationalanalysts.com" rel="nofollow">National Analysts Worldwide</a> 2012 United States Mint survey.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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