Sheet handling device and sheet handling method

A sheet handling device comprising:

• a receiving port that receives a sheet into a housing;
• a transport mechanism that transports the sheet received into the housing through the receiving port;
• and
• a recognition circuit that has a first passing port and a second passing port through which the sheet transported by the transport mechanism passes and recognizes the sheet passing the first passing port and the second passing port,
• wherein the first passing port of the recognition circuit is positioned apart from the receiving port in a first direction,
• the transport mechanism has a first path which is part of a transport path connecting the receiving port and the first passing port to each other, and
• the first path is inclined, with respect to a first reference line extending in the first direction, apart from the first passing port while extending from the receiving port to the first passing port.