It does sound like he did you a favor which was very nice of him. I wonder if the bigger players in the area were able to work out some sort of bulk rate with them considering the amount of coins that could have potentially been lost if nothing was done
Was that the place in New Orleans we tried to go see last August but they had closed for the day? By the way, my "After ANA stopover" this year is Chicago, where my son and I will make Meeting Night for the Chicago Coin Club. Maybe Mike Noodles and I can find some time to break bread or down a pint.