Ray Kroc transformed a small family-owned burger stand into McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food empire.

The coin came with a note attached that read, "May this gold help the people in need during the Christmas season." ...

The coin was donated to a red kettle at the Salvation Army's Ray & Joan Kroc Center in Phoenix. Captain Dustin Rowe, a corps officer from the Kroc Center, said, "We witness extraordinary acts of ...