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. <EOS>