Numismatic definitions
Like most fields of expertise, numismatics has its own lingo. Find the numismatic definition of a term by entering it in the field below.
Milling
Process denoting the mechanical production of coins, as opposed to the handmade technique implied in hammering. It alludes to the use of watermills to drive the machinery of the screw presses and blank rollers developed in the sixteenth century. As the even thickness and diameter of milled coins permitted a security edge, the term milling is popularly, though erroneously, used as a synonym for graining or reeding.
