Gold coins are glittering mystery for Salvation Army

Gold coins are glittering mystery for Salvation Army: "Gold coins are glittering mystery for Salvation Army
December 20, 2004
BY JAN DENNIS Advertisement



PEORIA -- The Salvation Army has mined gold from its red holiday kettles for nearly a quarter century, anonymous gifts of gold coins that have tapped a rich vein of urban legend.
Agency officials say it's a mystery. They don't know why the gold coins -- some worth hundreds of dollars -- end up in bell ringers' kettles each year, they say, but they have their theories."