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Nice authentic coins that have an historical look about them. Good buying! The blemishes on these Dollars often come from the original coin it over struck that would have its own blemishes and oxidation that 'mixes' in with the new coin.

You've bought my favourite coin, the dollar, for a very good price. The weight linked to by Peck is overpriced, but yours has a chance of getting near that figure. I sold one privately in May for £65 which wasn't quite as good.

What you're calling 'blemishes' is the trace of underlying legend from the original coin, and hence desirable. I'd rate the obverse as VF+ and the reverse a bit better, so you're spot on.

The coin weight was made in Britain for the Portuguese (Johannes V) - there's one for sale here : http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/great_britainae3_pound_12_coin_weight_for_portuguese_gold_coin_1747signed_by_kirk/383097/Default.aspx in about the same condition as your example. Get what you can for the Crown, it's not worth much more than scrap. The dollar looks presentable and would be worth the outlay alone in that condition, especially as there is some evidence of the underlying original Spanish coin. I'd say you did ok there!