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In all probability they are authentic. I have never heard of a fake 1953 Two Dollar Bill because there is no great collectors value to them.
They printed the red seal Two Dollar bills until 1963.
The first one you show (the damaged one) is worth $2.00.
The second one looks nice and could command a small premium from a collector.

They make nice souvenir’s.

Richard

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No record, to date, of any counterfeit $2.00 bills ever made or printed. I’ll give you $2.01 for it? LOL…good lucK

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Great info for newer money at that link Boomer. Thanks.

More than likely, they are real. Can’t imagine someone counterfeiting $2 bills. Counterfeits are usually $100’s.

Hi,
yup, those bills look kosher alrighty…but, what is the deal with, “United States Notes”? I don’t know a lot about currency….coins are more or less my thing. Red seals, brown seals, lime green seals, gold and blue—eh? I’d like to know why they had so many different types of currency…However—I love the real old currency! Those Educational notes, the woodchoppers, chiefs, Buffaloes, etc….If only I had the bucks to get started! I’ve noticed some tremendous increases in some of the old currency lately…
[URL removed] how much do you want for the 2 buck note that isn’t damaged? Or, if anyone else has some for sales???

you can get them at the bank

The most obvious place to start is with the “paper”. Does it feel like a current day $1 to $100 bill? Second look at the paper with a magnifying glass. Do you see fibers in the note? All small sized currency (even large currency pre 1928) is not wood pulp paper actually a cotton paper with fibers of material embedded to add strength and durability. For instance $2 red seals I collected have grey fibers in them. Finally, if it was a really old, old note and/or if these were in perfect condition you would need to look into it further and learn what to look for. Most counterfeiters make the notes look too good to be true yet look authentic enough to fool beginning collectors. Unless the note is super rare in UNC grades that’s the only time they will take the time to age the note to make it seem more realistic, but most don’t. They want that one ultra rare auction item to make millions not a few bucks. As to worth your first one is spendable. It’s not worth anything over $2 mostly because of the corner tear and heavy soil and creasing. The second one would be about $4-$6 retail so expect $2.50-$4.50 from a coin dealer.

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