A gold coin commemorating the late Queen’s 95th birthday has fetched a whopping £49,000 at a North Staffordshire auction. The 1kg fine gold coin went under the hammer at Newcastle-based ...

Among the highlights is a 100 ducat gold coin of Ferdinand III of Habsburg, which was minted in 1629 when he was Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, the release says.