{"product_id":"3lc-memento-coin","title":"3LC Memento Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Remember you must die. Remember you must live.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  This is a heavy(ish), solid brass everyday carry coin made to be felt, carried, and worn in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCentered on both faces is a skull - the timeless reminder of our mortality. Surrounding it are Roman numerals from a clock face, but intentionally, there are no hands\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eWe never know the minute or hour that will be our last.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  One face reads\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-semibold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEMENTO MORI\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe other,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-semibold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEMENTO VIVERE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  For Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic Emperor of Rome, Memento Mori was not a morbid obsession. It was discipline. In his private journal,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e, he constantly reminded himself that he could die at any moment. Not to create fear, but to kill it. To strip away ego, vanity, and petty anger. To force himself to focus on what he could control: his character, his duty, his actions in the present moment. Remembering death was his tool for living virtuously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  Today we need it more than ever. We live like we have forever, so we put off the important things. And we live so anxiously about tomorrow, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ewe forget to be alive today\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis coin is the counterweight.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  Flip to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eMori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhen you need perspective. Will this worry, this insult, this fear matter at the end?\u003cbr\u003e  Flip to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eVivere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhen you need a push. Are you just passing time, or are you actually living?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  No paint. No plating. Solid brass with a deep engraved, antique relief that will patina and darken with your carry. Made to look better in 10 years than it does today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  Carry it. Use it. Gift it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  These coins are made to order. Once an order is placed, your coin will be engraved, hand finished, oiled, and then shipped to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign detail: Clock face has NO hands. The hour is unknown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaily reminder. Daily driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid brass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand finished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% made in USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"3Leaf Customs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46161516167402,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/9539\/7098\/files\/C7671FD6-C83E-4682-BE86-1935DC76A801.jpg?v=1785678154","url":"https:\/\/3leafcustoms.com\/products\/3lc-memento-coin","provider":"3Leaf Customs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}