18. The apparatus according to claim 6 and further comprising: a receipt printer in the housing and in operative connection with the control system, and wherein the control system is operative to cause the receipt printer to print a receipt associated with at least one check in the stack, and wherein the control system is operative to cause the receipt to be delivered from the machine.
19. The apparatus according to claim 18 wherein the control system is operative to cause the receipt to be delivered from the machine through the opening.