HERITAGE TO SELL SALVATION ARMY ANCIENT GOLD

The Salvation Army of Tampa/Hillsborough County brings in around $400,000 annually during its wintertime Red Kettle Campaign, which has the familiar volunteers ringing a bell and collecting money.

This week, they will belatedly add to last year's total.

In December, an anonymous donor dropped two ancient Greek gold coins into a red kettle outside the Publix located near Tampa's Plant High School.

The coins will be auctioned online at 3 p.m. on Friday through the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. They could bring in thousands of dollars.

It is part of a larger auction featuring thousands of coins from throughout the world and history. But the auction house will not take a commission on the Salvation Army's coins.

"Isn't it amazing?" said Andy Miller, Salvation Army area commander for Hillsborough County. "Whoever made that donation isn't even getting a receipt for it. It is completely anonymous."

The first coin was dropped into the red kettle on December 6.

Six days later, a second identical coin was donated and wrapped in a note that read, "My hope is to continue drawing attention and publicity to such a wonderful organization. The whole country should know about the amazing things the Salvation Army does for their community."

To read the complete article, see:
Two ancient coins anonymously donated to the Tampa Salvation Army will be auctioned on Friday (https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2020/04/22/two-ancient-coins-anonymously-donated-to-the-tampa-salvation-army-will-be-auctioned-on-friday/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
LOOSE CHANGE: DECEMBER 8, 2019 : Ancient Gold Coin Dropped in Salvation Army (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n49a24.html)
LOOSE CHANGE: DECEMBER 15, 2019 : Another Salvation Army Kettle Coin (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n50a23.html)

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