Milled coinage in 1890. In modern practice in the United States, milling, or a milled edge, can refer to the raised edge on the coin face, applied by a special milling machine after the planchets are cut out and polished. In addition, the reeding of coins of higher value, applied by the collar holding the coin when it is stamped, can be considered part of the milled edge. Milled coinage In numismatics, the term milled coinage (also known as machine-struck coinage) is used to describe coins which are produced by some form of machine, rather than by manually hammering coin blanks between
Derek Blanks Derek Blanks Derek Blanks (born November 5, 1977) is an American photographer, illustrator, director and producer. Derek Blanks was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He is the middle twin of three siblings. Blanks attended Murrah High School in Jackson, MS enrolled in APAC: The Academic and Performing Arts Complex open to eligible student’s grades 4-12. In 2000, Blanks graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD whereas he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. Upon graduation, Blanks worked in commercial design, illustration and freelance photography through work with The Baltimore Sun and illustrated