a coin dispensing apparatus includes a storage interior for storing bulk coins , a coin passageway extending along a vertical longitudinal axis upward from the storage container to an exit aperture , and a coin selector for selectively sending coins upward along the coin passageway . a lever is pivotably mounted for contacting the coin as it exits the exit aperture , and a sensor unit operatively connected with the lever can count the coins as they exit . the lever and the sensor unit can be appropriately aligned in a fixed relationship and a mounting assembly that is mounting the lever and the sensor unit adjacent the exit aperture can be adjusted traverse to ? can be movably adjusted first to the longitudinal axis to accommodate different size coins .