18. The currency processing device of claim 11 , wherein each U.S. currency bill has a wide edge, and wherein the transport mechanism is configured to transport each U.S. currency bill in a wide-edge leading manner.
18. The currency processing device of claim 11 , wherein each U.S. currency bill has a wide edge, and wherein the transport mechanism is configured to transport each U.S. currency bill in a wide-edge leading manner. 19. The currency processing device of claim 18 , wherein the transport mechanism is configured to transport the U.S. currency bills at a rate of at least about 800 U.S. currency bills per minute.