The coins are worthless but for the worth of the clad minerals in them. But they are worth more than the paper money in real value excluding the denominations. The ironic thing is that Andew Jackson was against Fiat currencies.Remember the Kennedy half-dollars?
Conservatives would wash after touching one by accident.
These days liberals have no idea whose image is on them and, should they accidentally touch one and figure it out they'd cut off the offending hand.