18th-early 19th Antique Sailor Earrings 18k/24k Gold London Conn. Rare

Found these in a Connecticut antique shop in 1985. They are very rare gold sailor earrings. They were listed that they were from London Connecticut. They are 18k/24k gold. They are soft and light. One earring has a small solder on the lower hoop. This was common as the gold could break easily. They say that sailor earrings were worn by sailors so if they died or washed up on shore the gold earrings would pay for their burial.