Coin holding device for filling coin cassettes

A device for holding a stack of coins of a certain denomination, comprising:

• a cylindrical structure having an inner diameter approximately the same as a diameter of the coins, said cylindrical structure having one open end and one closed end, said coins entering said open end and forming a coin stack within said cylindrical structure, said cylindrical structure having visual indicia for measuring a value of said coin stack;
• a tamper-evident security mechanism at said open end to hinder tampering of said coin stack within said cylindrical structure;
• and
• a coin support platform for lowering said coin stack from said open end of said cylindrical structure after said security mechanism is disengaged.

A method of filling a coin cassette, comprising:

• loading an open end of a coin tube with coins so as to form a coin stack at a closed end of said tube;
• aligning said open end of a tube with a coin receptacle in said coin cassette;
• and
• transferring said coin stack from said coin tube to said coin receptacle of said coin cassette.