ANDERSON — The Anderson Salvation Army Corps is about $50,000 short of their Red Kettle Campaign goal, but a donation of a rare coin and an additional day for on-the-street donations might push them over the top.

The Anderson Corps pledged to raise $200,000 through the annual Red Kettle Campaign this year.

As of Monday, they had raised about 78 percent of that goal. Red kettles will be available for the first time on the day after Christmas, allowing for an extra push for their goal, according to Capt. Michelle Harms.

On Wednesday, an anonymous donor gifted a rare gold 1977 South African Krugerrand coin to a red kettle in Chesterfield, according to Harms. She added that the one-once solid gold coin could be worth from $1,300 to $1,500.

“It’s really honoring that someone had this in their possession and they thought of the Salvation Army,” Harms said. “And that they trusted us to use it to help the community.”

Harms said the donor called Wednesday morning to let the Corps know he’d be dropping the coin into the bucket.

“He said it was his Christmas contribution,” she said.

Harms said the coin will be appraised locally to keep money in the community, and the corps should be able to add its value to the total by Tuesday.

Meanwhile, bell ringers will still be standing outside local stores on Saturday, the day after Christmas, for the first time in Anderson history, Harms said.

“We’re hoping that, since that’s such a busy shopping day like Black Friday, people will give,” she said.

In years past, the campaign would only accept donations either mailed to or dropped off at the local offices in the 1500 block of Meridian Street.

This year, the kettles will be out until the end of Saturday because local stores accepted the invitation for an additional day, Harms said.

The Corps will continue accepting donations until Jan. 6.