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2 gold coins dropped in Salvation Army red kettles
Posted: Dec 27, 2011 8:59 AM by AP
Updated: Dec 27, 2011 8:59 AM
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - It's not unusual for people to drop coins in a Salvation Army red kettle to help those in need, but some coins are worth a lot more than others.
On Friday morning, when Alexandria Salvation Army officials were going through Thursday's kettle donations, they discovered a gold coin worth about $1,600 and another gold coin believed to be valued at about $400.
Salvation Army Maj. Ken Nelson tells The Town Talk (http://townta.lk/vary2T ) he believes the gold-coin donations were inspired by the recent bicycle thefts. Ten bikes that were to be given to needy children were stolen from a Salvation Army building last week, and the community responded by donating more than 130 bikes and more than $10,000.
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