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More gold coins dropped in Salvation Army Kettles in northwest suburbs

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Salvation Army is thanking generous donors who dropped gold coins in two red kettles in the northwest suburbs.

Someone dropped a one-ounce South African coin worth $1,900 into a kettle outside the Jewel at Village Crossing in Niles.

Two more coins were donated to a bell ringer at the Walmart on Route 83 in Round Lake. Those were each worth $250.

Donors have dropped five gold coins and one silver coin in Salvation Army red kettles so far this holiday season.

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