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To clear things up, the bill wasn't printed in Philadelphia. That's the Federal Reserve District that distributed the bill, but it was printed in Washington. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1950 US 100 dollar bill?" for more information.
Please see the question "What is the value of a 1953 C US 2 dollar bill?" for more information. The red seal indicates that it's a United States Note, a form of currency issued until the late 1960s. All 1953 US $2 bills were printed as US Notes.
Please check that date again. The first $5 silver certificates were issued in 1886 and there were no Federally-printed $5 bills before 1861.
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. The last $1 US Notes were dated 1928, and none of them had a "C" series letter. 1953 US Notes were printed as both $2 and $5 bills; all had red seals.
To explain how US bills work, they don't have mint marks because the Mint only makes coins. Bills are printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. If the "C" is next to the date it's called the series letter. On a 1934 bill it indicates how many different Treasury Secretaries or US Treasurers took office since the start of that particular printing series.Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 C US 10 dollar bill?" for more information.
Please check your bill again. The banner across its top and the red seal indicate it's a United States Note, a form of paper money issued directly by the Federal government. US Notes were discontinued in the 1960s. $2 Federal Reserve Notes were first printed in 1976. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1953 C US 2 dollar bill?"
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As of 3pm on January 22, 2009, the exchange rate is US$1.00 = C$1.253.
C. Douglas Dillon
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. > All 1953 US $2 bills were printed as United States Notes with red seals. > "C" is the highest series letter for 1953 $2 bills.
Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question. Only one series of red-seal $5 bills was printed in 1963 so there are none with series letters.
Only one series of 1976 $2 bill was printed. You may be looking at the Federal Reserve letter in the district seal rather than next to the date. In any case so many were printed that they have no added value in circulated condition. A nice uncirculated one might retail for $3 to $4.