Five coin bank

A coin bank comprising:

• a housing including a coin receiving area for receiving unsorted coins;
• a coin sorting assembly mounted in said housing;
• a coin transport section comprising a plurality of spaced tube sections, a depending wall extending from each tube section;
• a coin tube support movably mounted in said housing;
• a plurality of coin tubes mounted in said coin tube support for holding sorted coins, wherein when said plurality of coin tubes is oriented for receiving sorted coins each of said plurality of coin tubes is aligned with a respective one of said plurality of tube sections of said coin transport section, wherein a respective depending wall of said coin transport section abuts each of said plurality of coin tubes with a portion of said depending wall extending above said respective coin tube for supporting additional coins when the respective coin tube is completely filled.

A coin bank comprising:

• a housing including a coin receiving area for receiving unsorted coins, a coin sorting area for sorting the unsorted coins and a coin storage area for storing sorted coins, wherein said coin storage area comprises:
• a coin tube support;
• at least one coin tube mounted in said coin tube support for holding a selected number of sorted coins;
• and
• a reservoir located directly above the at least one coin tube for holding at least one additional coin atop a stack of coins held in said at least one coin tube when the same coin tube is completely filled.

A coin bank comprising:

• a housing including a coin receiving area for receiving unsorted coins;
• a coin sorting assembly mounted in said housing;
• a drawer slidably mounted in said housing beneath said coin sorting assembly;
• a coin tube support movably mounted in said drawer, wherein said coin tube support comprises a base wall, a side wall and a top wall;
• and,
• a plurality of coin tubes mounted in said coin tube support for holding sorted coins.

A coin bank comprising:

• a housing including a coin receiving area for receiving unsorted coins, a coin sorting area for sorting the unsorted coins and a coin storage area for storing sorted coins, wherein said coin storage area comprises:
• a coin slide area located beneath said coin sorting area, said coin slide area having a sliding surface with an upper end and a lower end,
• an aperture located in said sliding surface lower end,
• a depending tube section extending away from said sliding surface lower end and at least partially surrounding said sliding surface aperture, and
• an aperture extending through a wall of said depending tube section.

A method of sorting and storing coins, comprising the steps of:

• conveying unsorted coins to a coin sorter;
• sorting the coins;
• passing the coins into the set of coin containers;
• filling at least one of the coin containers completely to create a completely filled container;
• and,
• storing at least one additional coin in a reservoir located immediately above the completely filled container.