A coin deposit and dispensing apparatus having a cabinet serving as an apparatus housing for said apparatus; a control means for controlling said apparatus; a cash processing module adapted to receive a deposited mass of coins, said module including a coin acceptance module for processing said deposited mass of coins; a plurality of dispensers for coins to be dispensed, said dispensers each having a hopper mounted on an ejector/counter, each of said hoppers having an upper part for receiving pre-sorted coins or coins from said coin acceptance module and a lower part connected the ejector/counter; a filling compartment comprising a plurality of dispense locations, each dispense location being adapted for receiving a portable coin cup having a single compartment for storing a single coin type for collecting dispensed coins; wherein, in a deposit operation the coin deposit and dispensing apparatus is adapted for storing and distributing specific coins to specific dispensers, and each dispenser is adapted to receive a specific type of deposited and processed coins for buffering therein; and wherein, in a dispensing operation, each dispenser is adapted to dispense a specific amount of coins of a particular coin type, under control of said control means, to a specific dispense location in said filling compartment, wherein said control means is adapted to receive user input data specifying the composition of coins to be dispensed to determine corresponding dispense locations, verify a presence of needed coin cups at the determined dispense locations, and only start said dispense operation at said specific dispense location if a coin cup having a single compartment is present at the location. a cabinet serving as an apparatus housing for said apparatus; a control means for controlling said apparatus; a cash processing module adapted to receive a deposited mass of coins, said module including a coin acceptance module for processing said deposited mass of coins; a plurality of dispensers for coins to be dispensed, said dispensers each having a hopper mounted on an ejector/counter, each of said hoppers having an upper part for receiving pre-sorted coins or coins from said coin acceptance module and a lower part connected the ejector/counter; a filling compartment comprising a plurality of dispense locations, each dispense location being adapted for receiving a portable coin cup having a single compartment for storing a single coin type for collecting dispensed coins; wherein, in a deposit operation the coin deposit and dispensing apparatus is adapted for storing and distributing specific coins to specific dispensers, and each dispenser is adapted to receive a specific type of deposited and processed coins for buffering therein; and wherein, in a dispensing operation, each dispenser is adapted to dispense a specific amount of coins of a particular coin type, under control of said control means, to a specific dispense location in said filling compartment, wherein said control means is adapted to receive user input data specifying the composition of coins to be dispensed to determine corresponding dispense locations, verify a presence of needed coin cups at the determined dispense locations, and only start said dispense operation at said specific dispense location if a coin cup having a single compartment is present at the location.