OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Army veteran Chris Bowen bought 50 silver dollar coins online to give to fellow veterans. A coin expert said the coins are fake.
Bowen hands out silver coins to veterans he meets who served in all branches of the military. He spent about $1,500 on the coins from a New York seller. He said he will not give them to other veterans.
Veteran suspected coins were counterfeit
Bowen said he suspected the 50 silver dollar coins he bought from a New York seller might be counterfeit.
He compared one of the coins to a silver dollar from the U.S. Mint…