Apparatus is disclosed for sorting differently identified articles, particularly for sorting differently coloured gaming chips. The apparatus comprises transfer means (2) arranged to remove individual chips from a random store and transfer them to a conveyor (19). The conveyor carries the chips first to sensing means arranged to sense the identifiable characteristic of the chip and then to a chip ejector (25) arranged to remove the chips from the conveyor and deposit them in a respective selected one of a plurality of receptacles (26) depending on the characteristic of the chip previously identified.