An "extremely rare" 200-year-old gold sovereign is being sold by the Royal Mint for £100,000 - but collectors will hope their luck is in. The Royal Mint says the George III sovereign was one of ...

The coins, which range from £5 pieces to half sovereigns, were bought by a Shropshire resident about 30 years ago. Said to be in "mint condition", some items for sale date back to 1893.