Saving my dimes and quarters that I would get for doing small jobs for my parents or grandparents, and then going downtown to the Five and Dime to buy little doll that I wanted.
My Pop was always barefoot in the house when no guests were around. So when it was cold outside. He'd send me for the paper in the driveway. I was maybe 4 and he'd give me a quarter. That was Bank back then! Then he'd always say "2 bits 4 bit six bits a dollar" which was a little over my head at the time.
That a nickel at the small neighborhood store would buy a small bag of candy, like malt balls 3 for a penny and licorice 1 cent a piece, and gum 3 for another penny. I thought that was great.
I got a bag full of silver coins, when I lost a molar that was pulled at the dentist's office.