One of the people who dropped a special coin into the Salvation Army’s donation kettle on Christmas Eve was probably on Santa’s nice list.
Local Salvation Army staff in Washington, Pennsylvania used Red Kettles to collect donations in front of the Giant Eagle grocery store.
A generous donor dropped off a gold coin wrapped in a dollar bill with a note taped to it requesting anonymity.
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A Salvation Army spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the coin is engraved with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and is worth more than $2,700.
A rare gold coin was donated to the Salvation Army Red Kettle in Washington, Pennsylvania by an anonymous good Samaritan after a donor dropped the coin during holiday foot traffic. (Salvation Army)
“The increased footfall during the holiday season is critical to the Red Kettle campaign,” a spokesperson said.
The Red Kettles raised an average of $2.7 million each day last holiday season.
“In fact, in a typical year, almost half of the donations the Salvation Army receives (including donations to Red Kettles) come from October to December,” the spokesperson added.
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David Zanca, senior portfolio manager at Louisiana-based Blanchard & Co., a U.S. investment firm specializing in rare coins, told Fox News Digital that the coin is a one-ounce Canadian gold maple leaf. spoke.
“Canadian Maple Leaf gold coins are a fairly popular way for investors to purchase gold bullion, which is valued primarily for its gold content,” Zanca said.
The Red Kettles raised an average of $2.7 million each day last holiday season. (Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
The coin is engraved with the date 1987 and has an inscription.
“Assuming that person purchased the coin in 1987, they would have paid an average price of $520 that year, which is more than a 500% difference from the 1987 value,” Zanka said. , added that the donation was “amazing” for the Salvation Army.
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“One of the interesting aspects of gold coins is that they can be gifted/donated in a private manner,” Zanka said.
“May God bless those who choose to donate gold coins to the Salvation Army. Beyond the size of the donation, we call on us to focus and talk about kindness now, at the beginning of a new year. ” he added.
“Funds raised from the coins will go directly back into local communities to provide vital social services to individuals and families throughout 2025,” a Salvation Army spokesperson said. (Brian Hayes, Lucky Duck Foundation)
This isn’t the first time the Salvation Army has received gold coins in one of its kettles; over the past four years, the organization has literally mined gold coins all over the United States.
Two South African Krugerrands were donated to Naples, California and Canton, Michigan.
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In Farming Hills, Michigan, two sovereign coins were dropped along with a 10 ruble coin.
Gold coins worth $3,000 were discovered in a kettle in Monmouth, Oregon.
“Funds raised from the coins will go directly back into local communities to provide vital social services to individuals and families throughout 2025,” a Salvation Army spokesperson said.
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Coins support services such as alcohol/drug abuse recovery, clothing assistance, rent/mortgage/utility assistance, and school supplies.
