I completed my first silver year set! (without even realizing it)

I completed my first silver year set at CoinFest without realizing it! I collect by year and mint mark. For modern (clad) years, I have been able to find almost all of them in circulation. From 1964 or older, however, I had not had a single year/mint where I had every example of coinage issued. That changed this past Saturday and I didn't even realize it until last night!
I had previously had the cent, nickel and half. I got the dime and quarter at CoinFest! The dime was from my second coin purchase of the day, and the quarter from my last. In fact, it almost didn't even happen! I had been wanting to get to the table they were at all day but they were too busy until I was on the way out. I went back into the main room to say goodbye to some people and I saw they were still there but finally did not have a crowd. So, the quarter came home with me along with three other dates of circulated silver quarters.
When I was putting my new purchases into my year sets last night, I discovered I had completed a year/mint set. It made me very, very happy! The nickel is not much of a looker, that is for sure! I actually recieved it in change in Lake George, NY in 2007. I will probably upgrade it at some point, but the others will probably be in my collection forever.
It is the 1945 Philadelphia mint set. I also got one other year (1944 P) within one coin of a complete year set as well. But 1945 will always be the first!

 

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cool!!

 

It's odd that those plastic holders you have used to seldom be around at all. Now I see them everywhere. There are so many varieties of them and different manufacturers too. Lots of them have the 3 coins for a special year.
Congradulations on your purchase.