Old metal button - 11 petals?

[Stegner]

I tried cropping these before posting - but the cropping doesn't seem to be "taking". Anyone who can help point me in right direction would be helpful -

Found an old metal button in an area of NJ that was known to have a lot of Dutch after they left New York/New Amsterdam. This button was down about 8 inches in hard rocky soil - there's a bit of crusty green patina on the button. The center circle of the flower appears to be smooth with no engraving, with eleven flower petals - or is this a sun? Button is thin with (now bent-over) loop on center back. Grr...scratched it when I dug it - at least the scratches are on the back side.
The "What's It" question for me is if there is any significance to 11 petals/sunflares? I had heard of 13 being a common number of elements on similar colonial items to tie back to the original colonies, but why 11?

 

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[Lucas]

Looks like a large man's coat button, last 1/4, 18th century.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

You should resize and/or crop your pics.

 

[timekiller]

Good Id! Here are some like it I found on a site that gave up some Rev. War buttons also!Might pay to look it over good cause it's in the time frame!

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like a large man's coat button, last 1/4, 18th century.

Yeap, nice Dandy Button

 

[Lucas]

Yeap, nice Dandy Button

Or "Macaroni" button?

 

[ManBearPig]

I found a Dandy Button too

 

[Lucas]

Yup that's a dandy.