A total of 19 gold coins totaling $10,493Β have been donated to Salvation Army locations in Lake County afterΒ seven gold Swiss Francs were left WednesdayΒ in a kettle at a Libertyville Jewel Food Store, according to the Daily Herald.Β
Four gold coinsΒ worth $1,300 eachΒ were dropped into a Salvation Army red kettleΒ on Dec. 4 outside the Lake Zurich Wal-Mart with an additional gold coin dropped in the same kettle on Dec. 5, according to the Chicago Tribune.Β
It is tradition for gold coins to be left in Salvation Army kettlesΒ during the holiday seasonΒ but those were the first gold coins ever left in Lake Zurich, according to the article.Β
Anonymous donors also left gold coinsΒ β worth $497 each β in kettles in Grayslake, Waukegan and Round Lake, according to the Chicago Tribune.Β
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