“There’s no recollection at all from our bell ringer. No one at the Salvation Army knows exactly who put the coin in the kettle and no one has stepped forward to claim the act of generosity. So, it’s a very generous gift and it’s just a testament to the work the Salvation Army is doing here in Mitchell and that people appreciate it,” said Lt.
“We looked up what a Krugerrand is and it turns out it’s an ounce of solid gold, and the value of it the day we looked it up was over $2,000. Morin.Ī Krugerrand is a South African coin made of bullion, or gold and silver of high purity. When I pulled it out and looked at it closer. Initially, it looked like a dollar coin, and I thought that’s kind of funny someone would wrap a dollar coin inside of plastic.
“We were counting our kettles and as we opened up the kettle, I found this coin that was inside this plastic wrapping. one-dollar gold coin, but it didn’t take long to realize it was actually a Krugerrand. He found a coin that at first he thought was a U.S. (Dakota News Now) - Salvation Army Lieutenant Rodney Morin had quite the surprise last week when he was counting the money collected from the Salvation Army kettles in Mitchell.
