Why are their coins on President Hinckley's gravestone?

Russell Anderson | Nov 3, 2019 | Category: Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah

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CK Kirton-Niner | Nov 3, 2019

While visiting some cemeteries you may notice that headstones marking certain graves have coins on them, left by previous visitors to the grave. These coins have distinct meanings when left on the headstones of those who gave their life while serving in America's military, and these meanings vary depending on the denomination of coin. 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 and 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 soldier when he was killed. More at https://www.wadenapj.com/opinion/3681028-what-do-coins-gravestones-mean

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