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A one-ounce Double Eagle gold coin valued at $1,730 and Canadian gold coins worth $170 were recently deposited in Salvation Army kettles in Lake County. The bigger coin was donated in Grayslake and the others in Round Lake Beach and Gurnee.

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Capt. William Holman of the Salvation Army Waukegan Corps discusses the recent donations of gold and silver coins.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

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The longstanding tradition of anonymous giving of gold coins to the Salvation Army continues, as a one-ounce Double Eagle gold coin worth about $1,730 was dropped in a kettle at the Jewel in Grayslake, the Salvation Army reported. Two Canadian gold coins were deposited in other locations and a donor also dropped a wad of bills amounting to $1,000 in a kettle in Gurnee.

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    • A one-ounce Double Eagle gold coin valued at $1,730 and Canadian gold coins worth $170 were recently deposited in Salvation Army kettles in Lake County. The bigger coin was donated in Grayslake and the others in Round Lake Beach and Gurnee.
    • Capt. William Holman of the Salvation Army Waukegan Corps discusses the recent donations of gold and silver coins.
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