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As Dave said, it should be 0 volts at the points, so maybe the distributor body isn't grounding through the head as well as it should. Try a jumper wire from a good ground to the condenser ground screw and see if you can now get 0 volts at the points contacts. I have a feeling you are using a digital meter. I like to use analog meters when working on cars, especially the Model A.