Anonymous donor drops gold coin worth $1,200 in St. Clair Shores Salvation Army pot

'Tis the season for giving, and one anonymous donor proved that in full– again.

Salvation Army spokesperson Andrea Kenski told the AP that an unknown donor dropped a 1980 South African Kruggerand coin with an estimated worth of $1,200 into a kettle outside of a Kroger grocery store in St. Clair Shores.

Apparently, this isn't the first time the St. Clair Shores Kroger kettle has received an extra dose of gold.

Last year, a donor also dropped a Kruggerand coin into the pot at this exact same location.

“St. Clair Shores has now become part of a national mystery around anonymous donations of collectible gold coins,” Kenski told the Battle Creek Inquirer. “A handful of locations across the country have repeatedly received these gold coins — each valued over $1,000 — in the same red kettle each year.”

The gold coin is worth “enough to help feed 10 hungry people a year, or help provide coats to keep 48 children warm this winter season,” she said.

The Salvation Army, of course, isn't the only charity needing help this holiday season. Here's a guide to other Michigan charities that could use your support.