Wellspring of wishes
Tourists' coins thrown into iconic Rome fountain also help with charitable causes
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What happens to the coins tossed into Rome's Trevi Fountain?
As visitors' coins splash into Rome's majestic Trevi Fountain carrying wishes for love, good health or a return to the Eternal City, they also provide practical help to people the tourists may never meet.
For centuries, when in Rome, visitors have flocked to the fountain to make a wish. Few gave their coins a second thought.