Abstract: A coin release assembly for selectively removing a coin element from a coin tube retaining a plurality of coin elements, the coin tube having a coin exit end with a coin exit opening formed through the coin exit end to permit discharge of the coin elements therethrough, the assembly comprising a base plate having an opening extending therethrough, the opening in the base plate being offset with respect to the coin exit opening of the coin tube such that a portion of the base plate supports the coin elements within the coin tube, and a coin ejecting assembly movable from a first position to a second position, the coin ejecting assembly engagable with a lowermost coin element supported in the coin tube by the base plate for moving the engaged coin element to the opening in the base plate for discharging the coin element through the opening in the base plate.