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If Abraham Lincoln was Christian
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RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian
Placing coins on the eyes of a corpse was a method of keeping the eyes closed during viewing - it looks better than stitches (eyes currently are glued shut).

Several sources indicate that this has been a widespread practice among Christians in Europe since at least the 15th century, and the similarity with the Greek tradition of paying the ferryman seems to be a coincidence.

I wasn't able to find any indication about how common the coins-on-the-eyes thingy was in 19th century US, but Mark Twain in describing his brother's funeral (killed in a steamboat explosion) mentioned that silver dollars were placed on the eyes.

Hope this helps.

Boru

addendum: found this cool Lincoln quote:

'The Bible says somewhere that we are desperately selfish. I think we would have discovered that fact without the Bible.'
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Cinjin - December 17, 2013 at 9:15 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Chad32 - December 17, 2013 at 9:27 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Cinjin - December 17, 2013 at 9:33 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Lion IRC - December 18, 2013 at 10:56 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Chad32 - December 17, 2013 at 9:39 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Foxaèr - December 17, 2013 at 9:42 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Minimalist - December 17, 2013 at 10:22 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Cinjin - December 17, 2013 at 11:58 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Chad32 - December 18, 2013 at 12:02 am
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 18, 2013 at 5:34 am
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Minimalist - December 18, 2013 at 12:01 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by là bạn điên - December 18, 2013 at 1:23 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Doubting Thomas - December 18, 2013 at 3:43 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Cinjin - December 18, 2013 at 9:31 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Minimalist - December 18, 2013 at 9:52 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Cinjin - December 18, 2013 at 10:08 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Autumnlicious - December 18, 2013 at 10:18 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Cinjin - December 18, 2013 at 11:37 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Foxaèr - December 18, 2013 at 11:06 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Chad32 - December 18, 2013 at 11:06 pm
RE: If Abraham Lincoln was Christian - by Minimalist - December 18, 2013 at 11:54 pm

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