How common is it for a valve seat to drop into a cylinder in a Ford Escort.?

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I'm not sure of the year, and I think it is a 1.9L, again, not sure, just asking if this is a common problem as I've never seen this before.
Yes I am sure it was a valve seat from the metal I pulled from #4 cylinder with a magnet.
 
Are you sure it's the valve seat ? Did it crack? because the valve head is larger than the seat and it must have cracked to get by the valve, and they are very tight pressed fit into the head.
In all of my years of working on cars I have never seen one loose enough to just come out by themselves, in fact they are a real pain to change.
 
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