A SALVATION Army volunteer experienced a real Christmas miracle when an anonymous donor dropped a $2,000 coin into their collection kettle.
Several secret Santas appear to be at work across the country, donating valuable coins to The Salvation Army.
A surprisingly valuable donation was dropped in the Red Kettle of The Salvation Army outside a Walmart in Plainfield, Indiana this month.
Volunteers had no idea that the rare coin had been deposited until they were counting their monies at the end of the day.
It was then that the $50 gold American Eagle coin was spotted.
Although the coin only has a $50 face value - it is worth much more to collectors.
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Because it is made of one ounce of solid gold, these types of coin often fetch over $2,000.
Not only will the funds from the sale of the coin benefit the programs and ministries of the Salvation Army, but finding the coin gave a big morale boost to the volunteers.
“Receiving a gift like this in a kettle is really a double portion for us,” Major Rachel Stouder, central Indiana area commander, told WXIN.
"We are grateful not only for its monetary value but also the morale booster of receiving such a valuable sacrifice from a caring donor.”
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“Whether it’s a penny or a hundred-dollar bill, we presume every donation we receive is given with a measure of sacrifice,” said major David Martinez of The Salvation Army Eagle Creek Corps Community Center.
“We count this as another opportunity to thank God that our community finds us worthy of such generosity.”
But the Gold American Eagle is not the only valuable coin that has been deposited in a Red Kettle this festive season.
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In Vermont, The Salvation Army's Major Keith Jache was shocked to find a gold coin mysteriously wrapped in a $5 bill inside his bucket after another long day of volunteering.
The piece is also worth $2,000, with Jache saying, "We were overly happy and overly blessed to receive it."
And another secret Santa has been busy at work in Detroit, Michigan.
An anonymous donor dropped off a rare South African gold coin into a red kettle outside a Kroger.
The coin, known as a Krugerrand, is worth $2,031, according to USA Today.
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A mom has discovered a $24,000 penny in a roll of coins from her bank.
And an eight-year-old child discovered a $30,000 coin by accident that seemed to be "totally normal."
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