Fit for a king! A rare chocolate tin to be auctioned

If you are a lover of sweet things, this may be the collectible for you... but you'll have to save up your pocket money.

That is because this very rare chocolate box made more than 120 years ago is set to be sold at auction in North Yorkshire later this week.

The silver box was made to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902.

It originally held just one bar of Rowntree's chocolate.

Experts think the special box could sell for between £800 and £1,000 when it goes up for auction in Scarborough on Friday 7 August.

Back in 1902, chocolate company Rowntree's made thousands of souvenir chocolate tins to celebrate the new King and Queen being crowned.

Many of these tins were given to school children across the country.

However, a small number of solid silver versions were also made. These were much more valuable and were given to members of the Royal family and the Rowntree family.

Auction experts say the box being sold is one of the rarest examples ever seen.

The silver box has the date 26 June 1902 written on it, but here's why this box is so unusual.

King Edward VII became ill shortly before the ceremony and needed an operation, delaying the coronation for around six weeks.

Instead of taking place on 26 June, the coronation finally happened on 9 August 1902.

So the date of the coronation is incorrect on the historical tin.

The chocolate box still comes with its original red leather case and has been carefully looked after over the years.

Experts say it is in "remarkable condition" despite being around 125 years old.

Only one other silver coronation chocolate box is known to have been sold at auction in recent years.

Holly Hammond, from David Duggleby Auctioneers, who will be overseeing the sale of the artifact, explained that box was reportedly given by a member of the Rowntree family to their coachman and passed down through his family.