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Ever seen pennies on a gravestone? They still leave them, down in the Deep South. A penny on a grave is left to show someone has visited – to show respect.

The anonymous gesture dates from the Roman Empire (27 B.C.)

The most coins I’ve ever seen on a gravestone were in Yazoo City, Miss. A decade after the death of the late great Southern writer Willie Morris – who was a dear friend of mine and of many, a large group of friends gathered at his grave to honor the anniversary. But we all had to laugh with some joy when we arrived and saw enough coins already on his stone to run a busy lemonade stand. Popular, he was!

Leaving coins on gravestones became more common after the controversial Vietnam War. On veterans' graves, leave a nickel if you were in boot camp together, a dime if you served together or a quarter if you were there when the soldier died.

In Willie’s case, people seemed to leave larger change for large love, I’d suspect.

So next time you visit a loved one's grave, maybe bring a coin, leave a coin.