HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It's gold coin time!
The first gold coin of the 2016 season has been anonymously donated to the Salvation Army of Greater Houston.
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The Salvation Army wants to thank that donor, and invites wants others to continue making donations when they see the iconic bright red kettles.
The gold coin was donated at a site outside a Walgreens, 1919 W. Gray St., and hidden inside a beige envelope.
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Gold coins are valued at about $1,000.
Last year, $1.2 million was raised in the Salvation Army campaign. This year, the goal is $1.4 million.
The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign is the largest and oldest charitable fundraiser of its kind in the United States, having originated in 1891 in San Francisco.