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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 798123, member: 19065&quot;]<b>Elaine, let&#039;s see how things turned out from your prediction dated 07/22/09:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: Red">Currently figured to be around <b>44,468 </b></span></i><i><span style="color: Red">(+/-)</span></i><i><span style="color: Red"></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Red"><br /></span></i></p><p>&nbsp;<i><span style="color: Red"><b>NO (W) produced</b>. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Red">However, AGE unc bullion figures</span></i><i><span style="color: Red"> <b>1,256,000</b></span></i> <i><span style="color: Red">(+/-)</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Red"><b>NO (W) or proof fractional AGEs produced.</b></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Red">However, AGE unc bullion fractional mintage figures:</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Red">Half ounce AGE (0.50) </span></i><i><span style="color: Red"><b>110,000</b></span></i><i><span style="color: Red"> (+/-)</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Red">Quarter ounce AGE (0.25)</span></i><i><span style="color: Red"> <b>110,000</b></span></i><i><span style="color: Red"> (+/-)</span></i></p><p>&nbsp;<i><span style="color: Red">Tenth ounce AGE (0.10)</span></i><i><span style="color: Red"> <b>270,000</b></span></i><i><span style="color: Red"> (+/-)</span></i></p><p>&nbsp;<i><span style="color: Red">No reason given. Assuming this meant gold AGE proof and reasoning would be due to potential high mintage projection based on prior years performance. At any rate, <b>NO proof 1 oz. AGE produced.</b></span></i><i><span style="color: Red"> </span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Red"></span></i><span style="color: Red">2009 mint unc set - <b>695,942</b></span></p><p><span style="color: Red">2009 silver proof set - <b>650,453</b></span><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: Red">2009 clad proof set - <b>1,425,136</b></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t24699-86/#post792614" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t24699-86/#post792614">as of 1/20/2010</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: Green"><b>True, A sell out product!</b> However, this wasn&#039;t much of a &#039;prediction&#039; as the <u>limited mintage of 50,000 sets was announced prior to release</u> and collectors loved the anniversary year One Cent coins (new designs), a lot of US Mint marketing behind Lincoln coinage this year, agreeable packaging...)</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Green"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: Green"></span></i><span style="color: Red"><i></i></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><i>Neither the best nor a winner, neither were produced. Ouch!</i></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><i></i></span><span style="color: Green">The reasons / secret = subjective guessing</span> :secret: </p><p><br /></p><p>No one foresaw the US Mint pulling the rug out from under us by not producing many of the beloved and collected annual precious metals coins cited above. Ouch!!! :crying: </p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to cite correct mintage figures if they have changed.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: Green">Better luck in the year ahead gang.</span></b> :thumb:</p><p><a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProdschedView?storeId=10001&amp;catalogId=10001#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProdschedView?storeId=10001&amp;catalogId=10001#" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProdschedView?storeId=10001&amp;catalogId=10001#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProdschedView?storeId=10001&amp;catalogId=10001#" rel="nofollow">US Mint 2010 Scheduled Product Listing</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>PS: Anyone speculating on what mintage numbers will be for the initial&nbsp; National Parks 5 oz. silver coins releasing in 2010? I believe if I understood correctly, the coin legislation states these coins will be available for dealers to order in increments of 1000 pieces. How about estimated figures for the other National Parks / America the Beautiful Quarters program coinage?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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