According to some, leaving coins on a headstone
has very specific meaning for military burials.
Leaving a penny indicates that you knew the deceased,
a nickel meant you trained in boot camp together,
a dime signified serving in the same company,
a quarter told the family that you were with them when they died.
Apparently this tradition dates back to Roman times,
but in the United States started during the Vietnam War
as a way to leave messages to the family of the deceased
without contacting them directly.
Additionally, sometimes coins are left as a “down payment”
for the deceased, a promise to buy their comrade a drink in the afterlife.
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