ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Finding gold coins in a Salvation Army kettle during the holiday season is not rare, but this gold piece certainly was unusual. A donor at a South Florida kettle dropped in a ...

Gold has surged to record highs, and South Africans who bought Krugerrands 30 years ago have seen extraordinary returns.

With six fewer bell-ringing days than last year, The Salvation Army in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties is struggling to meet its Christmas fundraising goal. The tri-county charity estimated ...

But some time on Dec. 14 — a sunny Friday a week and a half before Christmas — a mysterious benefactor dropped a solid gold surprise into his Salvation Army kettle. The 1-ounce gold South African ...

Florida donor drops 1-ounce gold South African Krugerrand into Salvation Army kettle One of the coins found in a Salvation Army kettle in South Florida was a 1-ounce Krugerrand from South Africa.