BARRE, Vt. —

The Salvation Army of Barre, Vermont, found a little something extra when counting up their donations for their annual Red Kettle Campaign.

This gold coin was donated to them anonymously, tucked inside a taped dollar bill. The team at the Salvation Army went to a jeweler to appraise it, and turns out, it's worth $4,100.

The Salvation Army said it is at about 30% of its $55,000 goal. Organizers say this surprise coin was a huge boost for them.

"It helps us feed our kids that come on Tuesday nights for music lessons," said Lt. Caitlin Lyle-DeLong. "It helps put oil in somebody's oil tank, and it really means a lot that somebody is so generous that they would do something like this, and anonymously. If they're watching, we just want to say thank you and we want to express our

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