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Possible Railroad pin or ????

Mike from MI

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At first I was thinking it might be similar to a GAR, or Odd fellows type of pin/hanger. Searches seem to point at The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. I can't find this pin anywhere. Any help out there? The letters are GC & SF. I tried other combinations but no luck.
 

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It does have similarities to a ladder badge/medal, but I'm not sure if the configuration is right... What size is it and what does the back look like?
 
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Appears to be a type of RR ladder badge, but I still can't find another like it. Here are pics of the back and cleaned up. The circle is a little bigger than a nickel. IMG_2577.webp
 
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Cleaned upIMG_2576.webp
 
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The connection points aren't lined up very well with the lined field on the button portion, which would have been easy enough if it mattered, which it would on a ladder badge. Also, there is no text on what would be a ladder rung (or bar portion) which are both details a ladder badge would have.
For those reasons I think it was part of a button belt like this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/130730965/on-sale-vintage-military-button-chain
 
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