Method of coin detection and bag stopping for a coin sorter

A coin handling machine for executing a bag stop limit, the coin handling machine further comprising:

• a first coin sensor located at a first location along a coin path where a plurality of coins of mixed denomination are moved by a coin driving member, said first location being in advance of entry into the sorting openings for sorting the coins by denomination, said first coin sensor transmitting data for identifying and counting the coins of mixed denomination for bag stopping before said coins have left the plurality of coins of mixed denomination and before said coins have entered into the sorting openings;
• a controller for receiving said data from the first sensor and for counting the coins by denomination up to a bag stop limit for one of the denominations, wherein one of the coins thus counted is a bag stop limit coin which is one of the last five coins of a denomination to be discharged into a bag before the movement of the coins along the coin path is to be stopped;
• said controller transmitting signals to at least reduce the speed of the driving member when a bag stop limit coin is detected for a respective denomination;
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• second coin sensors disposed at second locations to detect coins passing through the sorting openings for counting the coins of respective denominations, one of said second coin sensors being operable for sending a signal to confirm that the bag stop limit coin has passed through a sorting opening.