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(2) Mintage levels.— (A) In general .— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in carrying out any commemorative coin program, the Secretary shall mint— (i) not more than 750,000 clad half-dollar coins; (ii) not more than 500,000 silver one-dollar coins; and (iii) not more than 100,000 gold five-dollar or ten-dollar coins. (B) Exception .— If the Secretary determines, based on independent, market-based research conducted by a designated recipient organization of a commemorative coin program, that the mintage levels described in subparagraph (A) are not adequate to meet public demand for that commemorative coin, the Secretary may waive one or more of the requirements of subparagraph (A) with respect to that commemorative coin program. (C) Designated recipient organization defined .— For purposes of this paragraph, the term “designated recipient organization” means any organization designated, under any provision of law, as the recipient of any surcharge imposed on the sale of any numismatic item.