A device for sorting disc-shaped objects selected from the group consisting of coins, chips, tokens, jetons and medals, wherein the device comprises: a conveying device which is configured to convey individual disc-shaped objects along a conveying path; and a removal unit with a pivotable diversion element for the selective removal of individual ones of the objects conveyed along the conveying path in dependence upon an assigning, to the objects, of a respective previously determined category within a classification which distinguishes between good parts and defective parts; wherein the diversion element is arranged to be pivoted into the conveying path by means of a drive in such a way that, for the removal of an object (2, 2a), it transfers a mechanical momentum to the object to be removed by means of the pivoting movement, which mechanical momentum has, with respect to the direction of movement of the object at the time of the momentum transfer, both a momentum component (P ⊥) which is directed perpendicular thereto, as well as a momentum component (P ||) which is directed anti-parallel thereto, which momentum components are chosen in such a way that the direction of movement of the object (2, 2a) is changed by the momentum and the object is thereby removed from the conveying path; wherein the removal unit is configured to effect a sorting of good parts and defective parts in such a way that only those of the conveyed objects (2, 2a) are removed by means of the diversion element which have been classified as good parts according to the classification; and wherein the conveying device has an alignment device for aligning the objects which have been conveyed to the diversion element along an alignment line extending along the conveying path, and the diversion element is arranged offset with respect to this alignment line in such a way that, during its pivoting movement, a deflection from its initial position which is different from zero must first take place before the diversion element can come into contact with an object (2, 2a) which is to be removed and which is aligned in this way in order to transfer the mechanical momentum. a conveying device which is configured to convey individual disc-shaped objects along a conveying path; and a removal unit with a pivotable diversion element for the selective removal of individual ones of the objects conveyed along the conveying path in dependence upon an assigning, to the objects, of a respective previously determined category within a classification which distinguishes between good parts and defective parts; wherein the diversion element is arranged to be pivoted into the conveying path by means of a drive in such a way that, for the removal of an object (2, 2a), it transfers a mechanical momentum to the object to be removed by means of the pivoting movement, which mechanical momentum has, with respect to the direction of movement of the object at the time of the momentum transfer, both a momentum component (P ⊥) which is directed perpendicular thereto, as well as a momentum component (P ||) which is directed anti-parallel thereto, which momentum components are chosen in such a way that the direction of movement of the object (2, 2a) is changed by the momentum and the object is thereby removed from the conveying path; wherein the removal unit is configured to effect a sorting of good parts and defective parts in such a way that only those of the conveyed objects (2, 2a) are removed by means of the diversion element which have been classified as good parts according to the classification; and wherein the conveying device has an alignment device for aligning the objects which have been conveyed to the diversion element along an alignment line extending along the conveying path, and the diversion element is arranged offset with respect to this alignment line in such a way that, during its pivoting movement, a deflection from its initial position which is different from zero must first take place before the diversion element can come into contact with an object (2, 2a) which is to be removed and which is aligned in this way in order to transfer the mechanical momentum.