Difference between milled and reeded?

Hi,

Is there any difference between milled and reeded?
Sometimes, it confuses me when I'm searching for a coin.  

So could someone tell me the difference, if there's any?

Greetings, Lotus07

Citeer: Lotus07Hi,

Is there any difference between milled and reeded?
Sometimes, it confuses me when I'm searching for a coin.  

So could someone tell me the difference, if there's any?

Greetings, Lotus07

I believe they are pretty much interchangeable although it is usual to refer to a coin with a security edge as reeded. I'm thinking specifically of those coins with a groove cut into the rim, commonly British Empire issues. I have never seen one of these referred to as milled edge.

I also believe, without any supporting evidence at hand, that reeded is a more exact and modern term. "Milled" simply means a coin produced by high pressure dies rather than being hammered by hand or an old fashioned screw press. So for example as US cent is a milled coin altough it's edge is perfectly smooth.

Reeded seems to me a more precise definition as milled may refer to either the edge or the production process.

Excellent question BTW.

Citeer: pnightingale

Citeer: Lotus07Hi,

Is there any difference between milled and reeded?
Sometimes, it confuses me when I'm searching for a coin.  

So could someone tell me the difference, if there's any?

Greetings, Lotus07

I believe they are pretty much interchangeable although it is usual to refer to a coin with a security edge as reeded. I'm thinking specifically of those coins with a groove cut into the rim, commonly British Empire issues. I have never seen one of these referred to as milled edge.

I also believe, without any supporting evidence at hand, that reeded is a more exact and modern term. "Milled" simply means a coin produced by high pressure dies rather than being hammered by hand or an old fashioned screw press. So for example as US cent is a milled coin altough it's edge is perfectly smooth.

Reeded seems to me a more precise definition as milled may refer to either the edge or the production process.

Excellent question BTW.

Dear pnightingale,

Thank you very much for your explanation! Now I'm much more aware of this type of edge!

Just for my own education, I thought that milled was for security edge, that is a groove parallel to the faces of the coin, while reeded was with grooves across the edge in opposition to plain edge.
Thanks in advance to the expert for correcting me.