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Red Kettle Report: December 21 – 24, 2015

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By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ….
An informal perusal of CoinWeek’s four-part 2015 Red Kettle Report suggests that Illinois leads the country in terms of gold coins donated to Salvation Army kettles this holiday season. Still, some states like Montana and North Dakota managed a hefty amount of news coverage so no trend is immediately apparent (other than the midwestern flavor of this year’s donations).

Krugerrands continued to be donated, as in Tulsa early last week, but the final week of kettle stations appears to have attracted more American Gold Eagles than before. Several locations have reported multiple coin drop-offs.

The Salvation Army’s famous bells stopped ringing on Christmas Eve, December 24, though the holiday program continues through January.

  1. December 211904 Liberty Head found in Chickasha, Oklahoma red kettle: http://www.chickashanews.com/news/gold-coin-found-in-salvation-army-red-kettle-in-chickasha/article_69da409c-a8d6-11e5-b417-b320e378a785.html
  2. Dec. 21Isaiah 9:6… Small yet valuable, indeed:
    http://myjournalcourier.com/news/89794/small-yet-valuable
  3. Dec. 21-24Gold Eagle donated in Grand Junction, Colorado:
    http://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/a-golden-surprise-helps-the-salvation-army-in-a-big-way-especially-in-their-kettle-donations
  4. Dec. 21-24More gold coins in Shelby, North Carolina: http://www.shelbystar.com/article/20151225/NEWS/151229544
  5. Dec. 22Half-ounce American Gold Eagle dropped off in La Crosse, Wisconsin:
    http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/salvation-army-donor-plunks-down-one-coin-worth/article_cc6cb741-5fb1-5f88-bdd9-028ca19aca51.html
  6. Dec. 22Tulsa reveals klatch of coins:
    http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/salvation-army-finds-gold-coins-krugerrands-in-its-red-kettles/article_7cd263c0-ce21-5e5f-841c-2892ea6dfbf9.html
  7. Dec. 23Nashua, New Hampshire gold coin for “good works”:
    http://www.wmur.com/news/gold-coin-left-in-nashua-salvation-army-kettle/37120110

From all of us at CoinWeek, have a safe and successful Happy New Year!

 

 

Hubert Walker
Hubert Walker
Hubert Walker has served as the Assistant Editor of CoinWeek.com since 2015. Along with co-author Charles Morgan, he has written for CoinWeek since 2012, as well as the monthly column "Market Whimsy" for The Numismatist and the book 100 Greatest Modern World Coins (2020) for Whitman Publishing.

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