Target: General Christmas story question

[Mary Ann Bell <mbell@main.com>]

A teacher at my school asked if I had heard the story (urban legend?)
about a big city--she thinks Boston--where every December an anonymous
donor drops one or several rare & valuable gold coins in a Salvation
Army kettle.  This has supposedly been going on for a number of years
and they still do not know the identity of the donor.  She wants facts
to back up the story.  It does sound familiar to me but I cannot
remember where or when I heard it most recently.  Any tips on verifying
or debunking?  Thanks as always!--Mary Ann

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"Try curiosity."--Dorothy Parker
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Mary Ann Bell, Librarian
York Junior High School
Conroe ISD, TX
mbell@main.com
mbell@conroe.isd.tenet.edu

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