American Eagle Gift Box ?

I am a recovered newbie to collecting coins and putting a set of American Eagles dollar coins going backwards. I saw this 2015 Silver American Eagle in a box and it was reasonable in price and purchased it. When it came I expected it to be in plastic and it was not. Then U looked closer and description said Gift Box and box said Bullion Coin. Can anyone give me details on this coin was it sold at the mint store? Or something

 

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I don't believe that is the official packaging from the US Mint. I have a 1986 SAE in similar packaging without the airtite. My suggestion......If you don't want the coin to tone in god-awful colors, take it out of that clam-shell case and put it in an airtite.
~ Chris

 

Will do, I thought I was getting a box and coin that came from the mint now I think it is a semi UNC they put in a box and because I did not know enough bought it. Not happy with the coin it has a blemish. But we learn from our mistakes.

 

The U.S Mint sells those clamshell boxes . Yours looks like it came from them.

 

I think the US Mint sells some ASE directly to the public as numismatic products; those come in airtites. Additionally, they sell other ASE to vendors to sell as bullion. I'm not sure if those bullion ASE come in airtites.

If I'm not mistaken (and surely somebody can add some detail), this has to do with some law about how the US Mint releases precious metals and who they're sold to (ie. public vs. distributors).

 

To clarify a bit - the mint sells bullion to authorized distributors.
The mint also sells the presentation boxes in quantities of 100.
So some distributors buy the boxes along with the bullion, some don't.
Some collectors and coin shops probably buy the boxes, too.

 

The only silver eagles the Mint sells directly to the public are the proofs, and the W mint "burnished" coins. Both of those come in airtites The bullion coins are sold to the distributors ONLY, and they come in plastic tubes in green "monster boxes"..