Variety Equivalents: Breen 1, Gilbert 1

Notes:
The obverse die of this variety was also used later on:
1795 Cohen 5 
1795 Cohen 6 
but only after the pole was ground off the die!

The reverse die of this variety was also used later on:
1795 Cohen 2

All examples of this variety, with a few rare exceptions, have a Lettered Edge.

A punch for the letter "I" was used for the "1" of the date!

Images courtesy of Superior Galleries

Subvarieties:
Cohen 1a - Normal Planchet (approximately 104 grains)
Cohen 1b - Thin Planchet (approximately 84 grains)

Significant examples:
"MS-60".  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 95, sold for $9,775.00 Ex Celina Coin Co. (Ted & Carl Brandts) MBS #12, 2/45:53-Corrado Romano-Stack's 6/87:105-Garry Fitzgerald-Mid American Rare Coin Auctions 1/88:27-Gary Fitzgerald-Pacific Coast Auction Galleries 6/88:27-1/90:31-Stuart MacDonald, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/97:128-Dr. Wallace Lee. 

Recent appearances:
PCGS EF-45.  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach Coin Sale", May 27-29, 2001, Lot 1050, illustrated, "...EAC grade VF20.", sold for $2,530.00

"EF-40".  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 94, sold for $6,037.50 Ex Dr. Wallace Lee.  

VF-25.  Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 10, illustrated, not sold
 
Fine-12+ (illustrated above).  Ex - Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach" Sale, June 5-7, 2000, Lot 48, where it was described as follows: "1795 C-1 R2 F12+ Lettered Edge Nice glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. The planchet is smooth, the only marks being a pair of very tiny rim nicks at the top of the reverse. A very attractive example for the grade. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0."

Del Bland AG-3.  Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 102, illustrated, sold for $150.00

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"American Half Cents - The 'Little Half Sisters' (Second Edition)" by Roger S. Cohen, Jr.

"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen

"The Half Cent Die State Book 1793-1857" by Ronald P. Manley

Relevant collector organizations:
Early American Coppers Club