A rare gold coin was donated to a Salvation Army Red Kettle in Washington, Pennsylvania, by an anonymous good Samaritan after the donor dropped it inside amid holiday foot traffic.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rare gold coin worth thousands of dollars was found in a Salvation Army kettle in Washington County. They're as much of our Christmas landscape as the Christmas tree.

Trending Now: 5 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000 Rare coins throughout the U.S. can be worth thousands of dollars, so you could indeed be sitting on some precious metal.

This is such a rare occurrence that when it does happen, it’s big news — like when more than 800 Civil War-era gold coins were discovered in a Kentucky cornfield in 2023.