Cashing In By 2009, when Zimbabwe's central bank gave up on controlling inflation, its largest currency was the 100 trillion-dollar bill - barely enough for bus fare in Harare and not even worth the paper needed to print it. However, that 100 trillion-dollar note has turned out to be a great investment for several astute traders in London and New Zealand, who bought thousands of them at pennies on the trillion and now report brisk sales to collectors on eBay at US $30 to $40 a note - a six-year return on investment, according to a May report in London's The Guardian , of nearly 1,500 percent. ......
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