Salvation Army Captain William Holman of Gurnee holds a gold Liberty Double Eagle coin that was placed in a kettle at Jewel food store in Grayslake. The one ounce gold coin which was wrapped in a 1000 Yen bill is worth $1,730. | Thomas Delany Jr.~ Sun-Times Media
Salvation Army Captain William Holman of Gurnee holds Canadian 1/10th ounce gold coins that waere placed in a kettle at the Wal-Mart in Round Lake and at Dominicks in Gurnee. The coins are worth $170 each. | Thomas Delany Jr.~ Sun-Times Media
Dropped in Salvation Army kettles over the weekend were 6 Morgan Liberty Head silver dollars worth $22 each, two Canadian 1/10th ounce gold coins worth $170 each, a one ounce gold Liberty Double Eagle worth $1,730 and silver quarter from 1902. | Thomas Delany Jr.~ Sun-Times Media
Dropped in Salvation Army kettles over the weekend were a 1896 and 1921 Morgan Liberty Head silver dollars worth $22 each and a silver quarter from 1902. | Thomas Delany Jr.~ Sun-Times Media
A gold Liberty Double Eagle coin that was placed in a Salvation Army kettle at Jewel food store in Grayslake. The one ounce gold coin which was wrapped in a 1000 Yen bill is worth $1,730. | Thomas Delany Jr.~ Sun-Times Media
A gold Liberty Double Eagle coin that was placed in a Salvation Army kettle at Jewel food store in Grayslake. The one ounce gold coin which was wrapped in a 1000 Yen bill is worth $1,730. | Thomas Delany Jr.~ Sun-Times Media
The Salvation Army is getting gold coins in their kettles this year, but with a twist. So far this Christmas season the charity has received three gold coins and two very generous cash donations in various Lake County kettles. The first gold coin was dropped …
