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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robbudo, post: 1035134, member: 19243&quot;]I agree with Texasjarhead.&nbsp; You paid for a coin you didn&#039;t get, through the oversight of more than one person.&nbsp; Honestly, the dealer should be excited to get the pattern coin back, thinking it will be worth more money.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another thought, I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if some dealers out there (I am in no way implying YOUR dealer did this) would know the pattern is worth less than the regular issue, and purposefully have it slabbed as a regular issue (by paying LESS to have it slabbed), and then sell it as a regular issue and will walk out of the deal with $1000 profit.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Last thought, I have an 1858 Indian cent pattern (proof) that cost me less the proof of an 1859 regular issue Indian cent, even though they made significantly less of the 1858&#039;s, so patterns worth less than regular issues is not all that uncommon - it&#039;s just that the market is so specialized.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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