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The meaning of the coins...

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Do you know the meaning of the coins? I did not until a few years ago. A coin is a message to the family that someone stopped by to pay respect...

A penny means you visited to pay respect.

A nickel means you and the deceased trained at boot camp together.

A dime means you served together,

and a quarter means you were there when the soldier was killed.

 

God Bless you all who served. I didn't always agree with the government but I did always respect those that chose to serve.

Thank you! I remain profoundly humbled and appreciate your sacrifice.

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Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I had never heard about this tradition.  It's nice to know the meaning of the coins!

May 25, 2015 11:22 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

I have never gone past a memorial stone and seen coins, just stones

May 25, 2015 11:24 AM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

I did not know that. Thanks for sharing, Rene as I will be more aware in the future.

May 25, 2015 12:11 PM
Michele Cadogan 917-861-9166
Fillmore Real Estate 2990 Av U, Bklyn , NY 11229 - Brooklyn, NY
Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker -

Thanks for sharing this information with us today-  I will surely pass it along aswell.  

May 25, 2015 12:36 PM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I did not know the meaning..Thank you so much...I will be carrying a lot more change with me.

May 25, 2015 01:12 PM
Bruce Hicks
Best Homes Hawaii - Honolulu, HI
Your Best Hawaii Realtor!

Like the many other comments Rene Fabre that was a fact that was in the back of my brain or that I forgot.  Next time I go to a memorial cemetary, I will look for the coins.  Probably some vagrant will pick them up.

May 25, 2015 02:05 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Thanks so much for the explanation - I had no idea.

May 25, 2015 08:35 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Bob Crane ...  yep, you can't pick and choose the orders you'll follow when you're in the service.

Bruce Walter, you bet!

Tammy Lankford, it's a pretty cool tradition. 

May 25, 2015 11:54 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

hi Myrl Jeffcoat ... I really didn't either, but several years ago I got curious about it and wanted to know.

Ed Silva I remember seeing a few coins on occasion then didn't for many years than they started showing up again. Maybe it's because the Mt Tahoma cemetery is military, spouses, and children.

May 25, 2015 11:59 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Thanks, Debbie Gartner , Michele Cadogan, William Feela

Bruce Hicks  After memorial Day, the coins are collected and used to cover cemetery maintenance, burials costs, or for soldiers care.

Kat Palmiotti you bet. 

 

 

May 26, 2015 12:09 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Rene I had no idea about this tradition - very cool indeed. I will always remember it now thanks to you!

May 26, 2015 01:22 AM
Donald Hester
NCW Home Inspections, LLC - Wenatchee, WA
NCW Home Inspections, LLC

Rene, Awesome insight into the history of the coins. I will always remember this.

May 26, 2015 05:52 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Thanks Anna Banana Kruchten - AZ Top Banana of Real Estate! It is a pretty cool tradition.

Hi Donald Hester ... Thanks!

May 26, 2015 08:43 AM
Diane M. Phillips Realtor 443-286-4365
Frankly Real Estate Inc. - Manchester, MD
Specializing in Carroll Co., MD

Rene Fabre that's facinating, I had no idea. Thanks for sharing!

May 27, 2015 05:09 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

I did not know this but you gave me the chills. I think it's a great tradition and we owe them a debt of gratitude.

May 27, 2015 07:31 PM
Sham Reddy CRS
Howard Hanna RE Services, Dayton, OH - Dayton, OH
CRS

Did not know that!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

May 27, 2015 09:49 PM
Paul McFadden
Responsive Pest Control - Seattle, WA
Pest Control, Seattle, WA.

Very interesting and a great way to honor our troops. Thanks Rene!

May 27, 2015 11:21 PM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Rene Fabre  I never knew this very very interesting information thank you

May 27, 2015 11:30 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Thanks for sharing this information I had no idea that the coins meant all of these things.

Jun 01, 2015 02:09 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Rene, you always teach me things. I had ON IDEA about this! How simply momentous these actions are. 

Jun 06, 2015 02:39 PM
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I'm a teacher, artist, blogger and public speaker who lives in the Pacific Northwest. My passion is the evolving social media environment and how it is profoundly changing the way we do life and business.


I'm a certified clock hour instructor who really enjoys teaching social media marketing and emerging technologies to real estate professionals. I work for the First American Title Real Estate School of Washington.


I also enjoy teaching social media strategies for entrepreneurs and small business in the continuing education department at Bellevue College.


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