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    Oct 30, 2010, 10:10 AM
    Why would someone leave nickles at a grave site
    I found 2 nickles left at my mothers grave. What does this mean
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    Oct 30, 2010, 10:16 AM

    Don't be surprised if you find more coins as ghosts like to bring coins and leave them in the strangest places. I found a considerable amount of change in the bottom of my son's locked stand up tool chest. Odd, I only pay with plastic.
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    Oct 30, 2010, 11:15 AM

    And people seem to drop things from their pockets there also
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    Oct 30, 2010, 12:01 PM

    It is not uncommon for visitors to leave coins at a gravesite. The origin of the custom is obscure but seems traceable into antiquity. There are many and more recent interpretations but it remains a practice among some. Here are a couple of websites that have made note of the practice and contain opinions as to the origin of the practice:

    Flickr: Discussing coins on a grave in Graves, Tombs And Cemeteries

    Why do people leave coins (pennies, mainly) on graves?
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