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 I have been looking for any information that could explain the quarters that people place on Audie Murphys' tombstone, in Arlington National Cemetery. I looked around, and didn't spot any coins on any other graves but his, and nobody could give me a clue about the matter. Your web page about pennies on Daniel French's grave is the only reference I have found anywhere about the practice of placing coins on graves. If you have any thoughts about this, would love to hear from you. Thanks......I'd keep digging. (really bad pun there, I'll ignore it if you will) The Springers, Arizona
PS: After more searching, here's a couple of links you might be interested in: 
Dear Concord Magazine,The story I was told was to place a New penny, head side up on a grave of a loved one and a angel will come! This is what my 5 year old niece told our family. The amazing thing about this story is she can not remember where she heard this from. What do you think of that? Jim Amuro
Dear Concord Magazine,  I just read your theory of why coins are left on graves. It just so happened, I visited a historical graveyard in Pendleton, South Carolina earlier today. Amazingly, we stumbled upon a raised vaulted grave that was of a female. It was enclosed by an old brick wall erected about two feet around the grave with no entrance and about four feet high. The grave slab was placed there by the females brother bidding her to rest in heaven. On top of the grave and all around the enclosed ground were coins: pennies, nickels, dimes and a few quarters. I too, am wondering what it means. I thought it was possibly occultist. Carol Key Photos: Courtesy of Art Today  
 
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