The Salvation Army of Barre, Vermont, found a little something extra when counting up their donations for their annual Red Kettle Campaign.

Hearst Owned Gold coin worth $4,100 found in donation bucket

This gold coin was donated to them anonymously, tucked inside a taped dollar bill. The team at the Salvation Army went to a jeweler to appraise it, and turns out, it's worth $4,100.

The Salvation Army said it is at about 30% of its $55,000 goal. Organizers say this surprise coin was a huge boost for them.

"It helps us feed our kids that come on Tuesday nights for music lessons," said Lt. Caitlin Lyle-DeLong. "It helps put oil in somebody's oil tank, and it really means a lot that somebody is so generous that they would do something like this, and anonymously. If they're watching, we jus

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