Tanya Manus Journal staff A mysterious benefactorâs gift of two gold coins in Salvation Army red kettles is especially needed this Christmas season. The Salvation Army of the Black Hills reports that requests for help have increased between 200% and 250% this year. Every year for 24 years, someone has donated a 1983 Robert Frost 1-ounce gold coin in a Salvation Army red kettle at a Northern Hills location. The coin always comes wrapped in a Peanuts comic strip with a note or saying. This year, the coin was left at Walgreens in Spearfish. âThis year the individual drew masks on the Peanuts characters to make it a little more relatable,â said Javier Moreno, Black Hills Area Coordinator for the Salvation Army of the Black Hills.