Money handling system and money handling method

A money handling method configured to handle, by using a money handling apparatus, cash that is given and received when a commodity transaction is performed, the method comprising:

• a change amount calculating step of causing a cash settlement apparatus to recognize deposited money that is paid for a commodity by a customer, calculate a total amount of the deposited money, and calculate, as change, a difference between the total amount of the deposited money and a price of the commodity;
• a judgment step of judging whether to execute either a process of dispensing change or a process of issuing a change ticket including information that specifies an amount of the change;
• a change dispensing step of dispensing the change from the cash settlement apparatus, when a result of judgment in the judgment step is to dispense the change;
• a change ticket issuing step of issuing the change ticket from the cash settlement apparatus or a cash register connected to the cash settlement apparatus, when a result of judgment in the judgment step is to issue the change ticket;
• a change amount specifying step of causing a change handling apparatus to obtain the information included in the change ticket, and specify an amount of not-yet-dispensed change;
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• a not-yet-dispensed change dispensing step of dispensing the not-yet-dispensed change equivalent to the amount of change specified in the change amount specifying step.