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Bell Ringer Receives Coin Worth $1,300
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Published: December 24, 2007
PENSACOLA - A platinum coin estimated to be worth more than $1,000 was donated to a Salvation Army bell ringer.
An unidentified person donated the coin Friday at University Mall.
"The man who donated the coin tried to put it in the kettle, but it wouldn't fit," Salvation Army spokeswoman Yvonne Warthen said. "So he just handed it to the bell ringer.
"It just shows how honest our bell ringers are."
The coin's face value is $100, but the Salvation Army had it appraised, and initial estimates put the coin's value at about $1,300. The coin is from 2006 and stamped with an image of the Statue of Liberty.
The Salvation Army also has received at least eight gold coins in its kettles this year.
A 1-ounce South African Krugerrand worth about $800 turned up this month in Washington.
The Associated Press
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