Abraham Lincoln Key Tag

Front: “I Am a Slow Walker, but I Never Walk Back” · “Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States” · 1861 · 1865
Back: “The Best Way to Predict Your Future Is to Create It” · eagle and shield

At a glance

• Theme: steady progress and building your own future
• Good for: a long goal, a first car or new keys, a fresh plan for the future
• Gift for: a graduate, a law or history student, a leader, a dad, anyone working toward something big
• Finish: Antique Bronze (brass alloy) with an antique patina, so each one is unique; key ring included
• Size: 39 mm, about 1 oz, die struck in the USA

The meaning

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, grew up poor on the frontier, taught himself law and led the country through the Civil War. I am a slow walker, but I never walk back is one of the best loved lines tied to him.

It is a reminder that speed isn't the point. Progress is. The back adds the other half: the best way to predict your future is to create it. Don't wait to see what happens. Build it, one slow step at a time.

On good days and hard days

• On good days, it reminds you to keep building the future you want, step by step.
• On hard days, when progress feels slow, it reminds you that slow is fine. Just never walk back.

Why a key tag

Keys are the last thing you grab before the day starts, which makes them the right place for this reminder. Every time you pick them up, the tag asks you to take one more step forward. It carries the same artwork as the Abraham Lincoln Coin: Lincoln in his stovepipe hat and beard on the front, and an eagle with a shield under a field of stars on the back.

Give it

It is a natural gift for a graduate, a law student, a history lover or a young leader, and for a dad or mentor who taught you to keep going. It also fits Presidents' Day, the Fourth of July or a first set of car keys. Pair it with the Abraham Lincoln Coin for someone who wants both.

Specs

• Diameter: 1.54 in (39 mm)
• Thickness: 2.7 mm
• Weight: about 1 oz (28 g)
• Material: brass alloy, Antique Bronze finish
• Made: die struck, minted in the USA
• Each key tag 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 key tags look exactly alike. Small variations in color and shading are normal, and they are what make yours one of a kind.
• Key ring included

Questions

What does “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back” mean?
It means steady progress beats fast progress. You may move slowly, but you don't give up the ground you have gained.

Is it the same design as the Abraham Lincoln Coin?
Yes, the artwork is the same on both sides. The key tag simply adds a loop so it can hang from your keys.

Will my key tag look exactly like the photos?
Very close, but never identical. Each key tag is antiqued with a special patina that settles differently every time, so small variations in color and shading from the photos are normal. They are what make yours one of a kind.

Want it in your pocket instead? See the Abraham Lincoln Coin.

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.