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What does the coin in the picture mean to you? A Penny Saved Is... Not Much If it's a penny, it's pretty much worthless now no matter where you live in this little world. Imagine instead that the coin in the picture is a gold coin. If you're reading... ...full story at The China Expat

from The China Expat on Thu, Nov 22 2007

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