Front: “If you are going through hell, keep going”
Back: “The only way is through”

At a glance

• Theme: the middle of the worst week, one step at a time
• Good for: a divorce, a layoff, a crisis happening right now
• Gift for: a friend going through it, a coworker in a rough patch, yourself
• Finishes: Antique Silver (brass alloy), Antique Bronze (brass alloy), Antique Copper (solid copper)
• Size: 39 mm, about 1 oz, die struck in the USA

The meaning

If you are going through hell, keep going is one of the most shared lines about getting through hard times, and it is good advice. Hell is a bad place to stop.

The back says the rest: the only way is through. There is no shortcut around a hard season and no point setting up camp in the middle of it. One step, then the next one.

The design

The front spells HELL in heavy block letters over a field of flames, with the quote around it. The back sets the only way is through on a crosshatched pattern, like a grate you have to push past.

On good days and hard days

• On good days, it reminds you how much you have already walked through, and that you made it.
• On hard days, when you are in the middle of the worst week, it gives you the only plan that works: keep going. The only way is through.

Carry it

Keep it for the days when the whole plan is just getting to tonight. Customers who own several of our coins call its message timely.

Give it

It is what you give a friend in the middle of a divorce, a layoff, a health scare or a family crisis. It doesn't fix anything and doesn't pretend to. It tells them you know it is hard and you expect them to make it through.

Specs

• Diameter: 1.54 in (39 mm), about the size of a silver dollar
• Thickness: 2.7 mm
• Weight: about 1 oz (28 g)
• Material: brass alloy (Antique Silver, Antique Bronze) or solid copper (Antique Copper)
• Made: die struck, minted in the USA
• Each coin is antiqued with a special patina so it looks like it has already been in circulation. The patina never settles the same way twice, so no two coins look exactly alike. Small variations in color and shading are normal, and they are what make your coin one of a kind.

Questions

What does “if you are going through hell, keep going” mean?
That the worst place to stop is in the middle of the hard part. Keep moving, one step at a time, and you come out the other side.

What do you give a friend who is going through a hard time?
Something small that says you are with them. This coin is made for the middle of the hard part, when advice doesn't help.

How is it different from the This Too Shall Pass Coin?
This Too Shall Pass is calm: it reminds you that the storm will end. Keep Going is grit: it tells you to keep walking while you are still in it.

Other coins you might like

• This Too Shall Pass Coin: calm for hard seasons
• Never Give Up Coin: fall down seven times, stand up eight
• Endurance Coin: for long, quiet strength
• Dum Spiro Spero Coin: while I breathe, I hope

For keys: Keep Going Key Tag.

Care: keep it dry and wipe it with a soft cloth. No polishing needed; the aged finish is part of the look.

Original design by EDC Reminder Coins, protected by copyright. We don't take custom orders.