The Great Gold Britannia Charity Coin £75,000 Give-Away

[LawrenceChard]

The Great Gold Britannia Charity Coin £75,000 Give-Away

About two weeks ago, we were contacted by a local charity who had been left 20 x one ounce gold Britannias, by an anonymous donor.

There was concern on both sides about the state of mind of the donor, who had left them at a reception desk, then disappeared.

A day or so later, there was a different local charity experienced a similar event.

There have now been at least 4 mystery charity gift donations that we are aware of, involving about 50 coins.

Some clues have come to light, which I think includes at least one hand written note.

@ChardsCoinandBullionDealer have identified the potential donor, and everything seems to be in order.

As it it clear that the donor wishes to remain anonymous, we have and will be respecting that wish.

I have seen news reports over many years about "mystery donor drops Krugerrand into Salvation Army kettle", which have often been widely reported in national or international media, but this is the largest such case we have heard of.

Currently, I only have partial information, and I don't know how many more "drops" our mystery donor will be making, but it's a heart-warming story.

😎

[Stu]

Given the person wants to remain anonymous it would suggest they are donating for all the right reasons. You would think anyone in their position, who knows about bullion, would sell the gold and make a direct cash donation with proceeds? Reducing the potential of the charity getting ripped off trying to exchange for fiat and saving them the hassle. Given the coins were Brits, there would be no issues with the person selling and capital gains which was the only possible reason I could think of for taking said route.

Anyways, nice gesture.  

[HerefordBullyun]

So can I ask one question?

The @LawrenceChardcharitybenevolantretirmentfund.com must be doing ok, right?

 

[LawrenceChard]

53 minutes ago, HerefordBullyun said:

So can I ask one question?

The @LawrenceChardcharitybenevolantretirmentfund.com must be doing ok, right?

 

I was hoping you would join this thread, but I was concerned you were too busy in Birmingham.

Possibly at the BullyRing.

... or was this a close relation?

😎

[HerefordBullyun]

2 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

I was hoping you would join this thread, but I was concerned you were too busy in Birmingham.

Possibly at the BullyRing.

... or was this a close relation?

😎

Actually my mothers side are all brummie's so you are closer to the truth than ya think. Isnt Birmingham also twinned with Blackpool, Karachi, Kabul and Tehran?

[LawrenceChard]

13 hours ago, HerefordBullyun said:

Actually my mothers side are all brummie's so you are closer to the truth than ya think. Isnt Birmingham also twinned with Blackpool, Karachi, Kabul and Tehran?

Chicago, USA

 

Birmingham - Chicago, USA

Brum, as Birmingham is known, is twinned with the windy city of Chicago - the archetypical American city.