1. A currency processing system comprising. a first currency bill processing device having a plurality of output receptacles, the first currency bill processing device including an input receptacle for receiving bills to be processed and a transport mechanism for transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to the plurality of output receptacles, the first currency bill processing device being adapted to determine information concerning each of the bills including determining the denomination of each of the bills, the first currency bill processing device being adapted to maintain a first count of the determined denominations of the processed bills, and a second currency bill processing device for processing currency bills having at least one output receptacle, the second currency bill processing device being communicatively interfaced with the first currency bill processing device, the second currency bill processing device having an input receptacle for receiving currency bills and a transport mechanism for transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to the at least one output receptacle, the evaluation unit of the second currency bill processing device being adapted to determine information concerning each of the bills including the denomination of each of the bills, the second currency bill processing device being adapted to maintain a second count of the determined denominations of the currency bills processed by the second currency processing device, the first currency bill processing device being adapted to receive the second count from the second currency processing device