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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3032572, member: 56859&quot;]It seems the term &quot;hole-filler&quot; has at least two rather distinct usages:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Hole-filler&quot; (<i>noun</i>). <b>Referring to a coin collector:</b> a pejorative label for someone who acquires coins with the simple goal of checking a box, filling a literal hole in a coin album, or for no purpose other than completion of a set; the collector has little interest in educating himself or herself further about the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Hole-filler&quot; (noun).&nbsp; <b>Referring to a <i>coin</i>:</b>&nbsp; an inferior coin acquired as a placeholder or as compromise for a coin that is otherwise out of reach financially or that is infrequently available.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I assume the vast majority of posters on this Ancients board do not fit the first definition </b><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; After all, we&#039;re here every day dissecting the minute details of our lovely coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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