Most Briggs coils either work or they don't. Put the meters away in the drawer.
Don't forget the never decarbonizing the piston and head areas. Small chunks of ultra hard carbon get between the piston and rings. Those little guys gouge the snot out of the bore. Probably why the compression is low.
Really? I've had more than one that produced feeble spark. One that I couldn't even see spark, but I could feel a twitch from it when my wife pulled the ripcord. Might be enough to run when the motor is revved, but not enough to fire at cranking speed.
