Coin sorting plate with recessed coin slots

A coin processing machine to separate coins of a predetermined diameter from a stream of coins, the coin processing machine comprising:

• a stationary coin sorting plate, a peripheral wall extending around at least a portion of the coin sorting plate, the peripheral wall having an upper portion extending above the coin sorting plate, and a rotatable drive plate, the drive plate having drive fingers that extend from the drive plate towards the coin sorting plate and move in a downstream direction to drive coins on said sorting plate in said downstream direction;
• the coin sorting plate comprising an upper surface facing the drive fingers, the coin path on said upper surface, and a coin recess on the coin path, the recess on the periphery of the coin sorting plate adjacent to and extending in a downstream direction along the wall to a downstream end of the recess, the recess having a floor recessed into the coin sorting plate and spaced from the upper surface of the coin sorting plate, the recess disposed to receive coins having a diameter equal to or less than the predetermined diameter moving along the coin path into the recess, the recess floor bounded by a second wall, the second wall extending in a downstream direction to the downstream end of the recess, the second wall also extending to a periphery of the coin sorting plate, wherein the recess wall comprises a first portion extending substantially parallel with the peripheral wall and a second portion extending from the first portion to the periphery of the coin sorting plate.