AKRON, Ohio -
The Salvation Army in Summit County has received a unique donation, a gold coin worth almost 11-hundred dollars.
"It's Canadian gold bullion, the face value is 50 dollars, but with the cost of gold being what it is today it's actually valued at 1,095 dollars," reports Daryl Mangeri of the Summit County Salvation Army.
Stories of the anonymous gold coin drop have come from Chicago, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, but this is the first time a gold coin of this value has been donated in Northeast Ohio.
The Summit County coin was dropped in a kettle sometime last week by an anonymous donor.
However, the coin was almost lost.
Mechanical sorters separate all the coins, and this coin was about to end up in the reject bin with buttons, pocket lint, and raisins that people end up throwing in the kettles.
However, an alert volunteer saw the coin looked unusual, and pulled it out of the machine.
The goal for this year in Summit County is 400,000 dollars. They are close to their goal, and say this one donation will help out a lot.
They also want to say thank you, but they just don't know who to thank.
"Whoever that person is out there, really we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We really appreciate this, it's going to help a lot of people."
The Salvation Army kettle campaign runs through Christmas Eve.
"It's Canadian gold bullion, the face value is 50 dollars, but with the cost of gold being what it is today it's actually valued at 1,095 dollars," reports Daryl Mangeri of the Summit County Salvation Army.
Stories of the anonymous gold coin drop have come from Chicago, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, but this is the first time a gold coin of this value has been donated in Northeast Ohio.
The Summit County coin was dropped in a kettle sometime last week by an anonymous donor.
However, the coin was almost lost.
Mechanical sorters separate all the coins, and this coin was about to end up in the reject bin with buttons, pocket lint, and raisins that people end up throwing in the kettles.
However, an alert volunteer saw the coin looked unusual, and pulled it out of the machine.
The goal for this year in Summit County is 400,000 dollars. They are close to their goal, and say this one donation will help out a lot.
They also want to say thank you, but they just don't know who to thank.
"Whoever that person is out there, really we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We really appreciate this, it's going to help a lot of people."
The Salvation Army kettle campaign runs through Christmas Eve.
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