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2015 "Canada/Usa First Special Force" Gold Commemorative: Die Cracks And Cud, Progression Set?

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While documenting some coins, I took a closer look at this pair of 2015 Canadian 15 Dollar "Canada/USA First Special Force" commemorative 1/10 oz gold coins. These had a mintage of 20,000 commemorating the "Devil's Brigade" of WWII. They are still in their protective plastic film from the RCM.

At the top of the obverse of one coin is a rim Cud, with the reverse showing a lot of flow lines and cracks. The other coin shows what appears to be catastrophic die failure or a shattered die state, with rim-to-rim cracks, heavy flow lines, and cracking all over the reverse, and a few hairline cracks on the obverse.

I'm thinking this may be a good candidate for certification, perhaps even as a die progression set or a shattered die discovery pair, with request for a pedigree.

Knowing the RCM is a little fussy about their dies and QC on their gold and silver commemorative series, and with a mintage of 20,000, I think it might be a significant rarity. Has anyone seen this before?

I'd appreciate it if you guys could take a look and let me know what you think; possible collector value, and where you might go with a pair like this to find the right collector, if you wanted to sell it. If it is what it looks like. Thanks!

The first three are Coin 1 ( Cud and cracks), and the rest are Coin 2 (severe cracks):
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