Green’s Dictionary of Slang

cherries n.1

(US) dollars.

[US]T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 He [...] was willing to cop off a few extra cherries by honoring the movies with his personal appearance.
[US]T. Thursday ‘Shorter Hours, Longer Pay’ in Top-Notch 1 Sept. 🌐 What we want is more cherries—more coin. See?