you'll have to ask the generation after mine ,
and perhaps even my grand children
i guess its because americans do this
quarter burn
A gang burn using a quarter placed mostly on a part of the arm. The burn
leaves an imprint of the picture on the quarter. It's used for many reasons
in many gangs. In some a member will receive burns from smaller peices of
change to signify accomplishments and work up to a quarter. It's often done
with change from the gang's country.
As a quarter burn, a certain Chicago based gang uses the american 50 cent
peice to show the member is an OG.