Note the coin atop the headstone by Tom Briggs

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26-MAY-2013	tom briggs

... for a complete explanation of what the coin represents, see comments below from a Guest who was kind enough to explain this ...

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John Cooper		24-Sep-2024 21:43
I have seen this in England, but very rarely It is a good way of leaving a message, you could not use pen and paper.

B Martin		14-Mar-2017 04:23
Thanks for explanation!!! I recently visited a cemetery in Alabama and saw several headstones with coins.

Guest		27-May-2013 13:38
A coin left on a headstone or at the grave site is meant as a message to the deceased soldier's family that someone else has visited the grave to pay respect. Leaving a penny at the grave means simply that you visited. A nickel indicates that you & the deceased trained at boot camp together,while a dime means you served with him in some capacity. By leaving a quarter at the grave, you are telling the family that you were with the solider when he was killed. According to tradition, the money left at graves in national cemeteries & state veterans cemeteries is eventually collected, & the funds are put toward maintaining the cemetery or paying burial costs for indigent veterans.

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