There is NO SUCH THING as an "atheist" bill. The motto In God We Trust didn't appear on any U.S. bills until the late 1950s and early 1960s when it was added due to pressure from religious groups who wanted to distinguish the U.S. from the "godless communists" who were a serious military threat at that time. (*)
Anyway, there are 4 different sub-series of $2 bill dated 1953. As of 05/2009, auction values for bills in circulated condition are approximately:
No letter by the date: $2.25 - $2.50
"A" next to the date: $2.25 - $5.00
"B": $2.75 - $5.50
"C": $3.50 - $6.50
Uncirculated specimens are quoted at $12 or more for all varieties.
(*) Note that the U.S. won both WWI and WWII while using money that didn't carry the motto, so its absence didn't seem to hurt our Armed Forces' abilities. What mattered was in their hearts and heads, not their wallets.
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