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Abstract

The method of checking the acceptability of value carriers (2) in automatic machines (3) that both accept and return such value carriers consists of carrying out the check according to two acceptance criteria. The first defines the conditions for the acceptance of a value carrier, the second, more rigorous, criterion defines the conditions for the re-use of a value carrier. The device (1) for carrying out the method includes a measuring unit (13), a decision unit (14) and a control unit (15). The value carriers that are not to be re-used are conveyed by transport device (21, 23) to one-way stores (16); those that are available to be re-used are conveyed by transport device (21, 24) to two-way stores (17). The value carriers that are not accepted are transported directly back to the dispensing opening (12).

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