7 Gold Coins Left in Salvation Army Red Kettle in Lake County

An anonymous donor dropped a package of seven gold Swiss Francs worth $1,500 in a Salvation Army kettle at the Jewel-Osco in Libertyville this past Sunday.

Salvation Army officials believe it is the fourth year in a row the same donor has left coins in the Libertyville grocery store red kettle. The donor left seven Swiss gold Francs in 2013 worth $1,960 and the same amount of coins in 2012 that were worth $2,170, according to a Salvation Army press release posted on the Deerfield Review.

In 2011, two packages of seven francs worth a total of $6,930 were left in the same Libertyville red kettle.

Each time, the donor left a note thanking the Salvation Army for its work.

So far this holiday season, 12 gold coins have been left in red kettles in Lake County worth a total of $3,000.