Counting & Sorting Bank Notes / Bills

How to sort and count banknotes in cash intensive business - using machines and investing in note counting equipment

By Simon Carruthers
Cash intensive businesses like banks and casinos face the task of counting and sorting vast quantities of bank notes on a daily basis. There is often a trade-off between investing in expensive note-counting equipment or doing the job manually. This guide will help your business decide on the right investment in coin and note counting machines to save you money in the long run.

Remember the scale of your investment should reflect the size and complexity of your note counting activity. A six-teller Credit Union will not have the same requirement as a large Casino count room, for example.

Below we have analyzed the cash and note counting activity of three sample businesses and the equipment they would need.

 

Several Large Cash Transactions Daily

For this kind of operation, you'll need a bank note counter with counterfeit detection businesses like car dealers, jewelers and antique shops, which may have several large high-value cash transactions daily can benefit from a note counting machine with built-in counterfeit detection. This should speed up transaction time, eliminate human error and avoid individuals passing off counterfeit notes as genuine currency.
Try: Extreme Security Bank Note Counter with Quadruple Counterfeit Detection from Airgead Note Counting Equipment is a robust and accurate solution.

Large Note Intake with a Note Counting/Sorting Session at the End of Business

Typically the pattern in a casino or bookmakers. Large quantities of note require sorting and counting for bank deposit.
Try: A larger high speed note counter/sorter with will save a lot of time and error in this type of business. The Glory GFR 220 or preferably the more accurate Trustpass NC200 Note Counter and Sorter are recommended. The NC200 can sort notes by denomination, quality and serial number and will alert the user to counterfeit notes.

Bank Branch with Complex and Frequent Transactions

Here we would definitely recommend rolling out a custom solution for one of the big players.
Try: Delarue Custom Note Handling, Counting, Sorting and Storing Services