05-02-2004, 09:18 PM
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Pixies Den Mother
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Originally posted by LixyChick
As to the coins on Ben's grave, I'm not sure hun! We speculated that folks just wanted to leave a part of themselves there and thank Mr. Franklin for his contributions to our current comforts. But to be honest, we were clueless of the significance!
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Not to be a know-it-all, but thought maybe I could shed some light on this for you....
Ben Franklin wrote and published Poor Richard's Almanac. Lots of our proverbs are taken from there. One of the most famous of Franklin's proverbs was "A Penny saved is a penny earned."
I'm assuming that would be the reason for people leaving pennies on Ben Franklin's grave. |