While honoring people through enshrinement on moral neutral units of exchange may be the topic of discussion, I wish to address the statement that President Jackson saved the US from the British, in a battle that happened two weeks after the formal treaty was set in motion to end the conflict. 

Our War of 1812 was not even an independent conflict, but a branch in the Franco-Anglo series, beginning before our nation was founded, continued through our birth, and ending after Napoleon's defeat. 

Strategic values aside, given the timeline and the other world events, the Battle of New Orleans was only big to the American psyche. 

It served its purpose in keeping English troops out of the European theater, aiding Napoleon for a little bit.

We only have to look towards our continued involvement in the Middle East for a modern day example, and perhaps replace Jackson with say, Petraeus, or Powell..

Perhaps we should present values over heroes, when naming 1s, 5s and 0s.