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Secret Santa drops gold coin worth $1,300 into Salvation Army red kettle in St. Clair Shores

Secret Santa drops gold coin worth $1,300 into Salvation Army red kettle in St. Clair Shores
Posted at 9:19 AM, Dec 06, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-06 11:10:32-05

The Salvation Army's secret Santa strikes again for the sixth year in a row. 

A spokesperson from the Salvation Army of Metro Detroit said the secret Santa dropped a 1980 South African gold Krugerrand into a red kettle at the Marter Street Kroger in St. Clair Shores. 

The gold coin is worth about $1,300, according to the Salvation Army.

The donation will help: 

  • Provide a child with a warm winter coat
  • Send a child to summer day camp through The Salvation Army Outdoors program
  • Reconnect families through the Harbor Light's drug and rehabilitation/treatment program
  • Protect and preserve families through the William Booth Legal Aid Clinic
  • Helps a family become self-sufficient through the Pathway of Hope program
  • Helps a child succeed academically through after-school programs

Apparently, the mysterious donor has placed a Krugerrand into the kettle at around the same time frame and location since 2013. 

All six coins have an estimated value of nearly $7,400.

For those who don't have a $1,300 gold coin but are still looking to donate, click here for more information.