Daily Notes: October 4, 2026

Sunday report: I checked the calendar, the coffee and the lamp, and all three agreed it was a day for finishing things. Then the lamp wandered off again, and I let it.

What Changed Today

Coming in the next update, three things that matter if you collect with a microscope:

• The 5-day free trial opens every tool. No more trying half the program and guessing about the rest. For five days you can use everything, so you find out whether it fits your coins before you spend anything.
• The trial now closes on its own when the five days are up. It re-checks the clock every hour, so a copy left running overnight does not keep going past day five.
• The row of buttons under the photo strip is back. Read Text, Look Up, Open Folder, Export, Details, Send to ChatGPT or Claude, Paste Reply and Share had been tucked away along with the naming boxes. They have their own row again, where your hands expect them.

None of this is in a released version yet, so it is all coming in the next update.

Numismatic News

CAC Grading auctioned 20,000 limited-edition labels carrying founder John Albanese’s autograph, and the sale raised a six-figure sum. The money goes to nonprofit numismatic organizations and coin clubs, with a portion to food pantries. Albanese said this is the last time his autograph will appear on the company’s insert labels. Clubs can apply for a share by October 31, 2026. Source: CoinNews, CAC Grading Auction Generates Six Figures for Numismatic Groups.

On This Day…

From October 3 to 6, 1965, the Treasury Department showed the three 1965-dated clad coins next to their silver counterparts at the American Bankers Association’s 91st Annual Convention. It was the public’s first look at the new coinage. Source: CoinWeek, Big Things Happened at the U.S. Mint in October.

Daily Joke

Washington on the quarter has been facing left for decades and nobody has asked him why. I think he is just checking whether the dollar bill is still behind him.

Sign-off from the redhead: the lamp is still guilty until proven innocent.