The popular and easily recognizable "Punctuated Date" variety, so named because of a long, comma-like die defect between the base of the digits 17 in the date also has dditional die defects that are present at the top of the letters I and R, as well as between the letters TY, in LIBERTY. This die is also used in the C-2a/2b and C-3 pairings. On the reverse a single leaf is at the top of each branch in the wreath, three berries on the left branch, four on the right branch; there is no berry at either side of the bow. A die scratch extends diagonally left from the top of the letter C in CENT, although this feature is not visible on examples that are softly defined in the center of the reverse. This is the same reverse die that is used in the C-5a/5b pairing.

Along with C-2b and C-3, C-4 corresponds to the Plain Edge, Punctuated Date Guide Book variety of the 1795 half cent.

Cohen-4 is the most readily obtainable die marriage of the Plain Edge, Punctuated Date Guide Book variety, although the vast majority of examples are well worn and grade no finer than VF. Breen was aware of only half a dozen Mint State survivors from these dies.

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the March 2020 Baltimore Auction, where it realized $38,400.