Variety Equivalents:
Breen 6a
Breen 6c
Breen 1515
Breen 1517
Gilbert 5

Images courtesy of Gene Braig

Significant examples:
"AU-55" (illustrated above).  Ex - Numismatics International (Coin World advertisement, June 1986) - Gene Braig

Recent appearances:
NGC AU-53 (illustrated below).  Ex - Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach" Sale, June 5-7, 2000, Lot 49, where it was incorrectly attributed as a Cohen 2 and described as follows: "1795 No Pole C2 R2 NGC AU53 BR Struck over a Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. No pole to bust; one berry to the left of the bow and none to the right. Light reddish brown fields with deeper steel brown around the legend on reverse. Lightest color is "rubbed copper" on the leaves. Well centered; denticles complete though faint in areas. Portions of the lettering from the Talbot word CENT visible below the date, etc."

"AU-50+".  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 114, sold for $6,325.00 Ex 1982 ANA Sale, Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions, lot 19-Dr. Wallace Lee. 

XF-40.  Cohen 6a.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s 1999 ANA Signature Sale, August 11-13, 1999, Lot 5087, "XF-40"

PCGS VF-35.  Ex – American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,” July 25, 2003 , Lot 90, "C-6a, B-6c, Rarity-2", illustrated, sold for $2,530.00

Fine 15.  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach Coin Sale", May 27-29, 2001, Lot 1053, illustrated, sold for $977.50

PCGS Fine-12.  Cohen 6a.  Ex - Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 1065, illustrated, sold for $460.00 where it was described as: "Dark chocolate and steel, but it needs a brushing to bring out the underlying gloss. Nicely struck without any marks or other defects. Sharp EDS with crisp, strong dentils (where they can be seen). The PCGS label says Thin Planchet, but this can't be verified in the slab. EAC graded VG10."

PCGS Fine-12.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auction, Inc.'s "2001 Atlanta ANA Signature Sale", August 8-11, 2001, Lot  5131, "Plain edge, B-6c", not illustrated, sold for $862.50

Fine-12.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5381, "B-6a", not plated, sold for $460.00

Fine-12 Cleaned.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5380, "B-6a", not plated, sold for $488.75

VG-8 Lettered Edge.  Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Santa Clara Signature Sale", November 16-17, 2000, Lot 5020, "B-6c, C-6a, R-2", not illustrated, sold for $184.00

Good-6.  Ex - Stack's 65th Anniversary Sale, October 17-19, 2000, Lot 22, not illustrated, sold for $253.00

Good 4.  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach Coin Sale", May 27-29, 2001, Lot 1054, not illustrated,  sold for $195.50

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