I am completing a set for each of my kids. In the Chicago area I am finding that it is difficult to get Philadelphia minted quarters and I generally have to buy those. Pretty sad. Not to mention that they look awful after a while, but that topic is for another time!
Here is my website. My favorite coin in an NGC holder is my 1955 doubled die cent. It is MS64RB
http://home.comcast.net/~g.naples/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-1081258.html
The home page
http://home.comcast.net/~g.naples/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
I was at one of my local shops (yes I have two. One in Niles, IL and the other in Glenview, IL. The shop in Glenview, had an 1877-CC dime in an NGC holder, MS61, and really nice. It is toned a nice shade of grey and has a pock-marked surface, indicative of the rusted dies that were used in that heavy production year. There is no rub ervident on the high spots so I believe the coin is indeed mint state. It seems to have a little dirt accumulated on it, that accentuates the detail. Overall a rea
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