100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640

Phone: 570-826-6144
Fax: 570-655-1180

Copyright © 2025 WVIA, all rights reserved. WVIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
PBS News Hour

Does it make sense to keep minting the penny?

Season 2025 Episode 248 | 3m 45s

The penny could soon be a thing of the past. President Trump is pushing to end production of the one-cent coin, citing its rising costs. Each penny costs nearly four cents to make and scrapping it could save taxpayers about $56 million a year. Deema Zein discussed more with John Feigenbaum of Whitman Publishing, a leading producer of numismatic reference books.

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
Watch • 26:45
PBS News Hour
September 6, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
September 6, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Episode: S2025 E249 | 26:45
Watch • 7:14
PBS News Hour
Khruangbin rises at the forefront of a new music movement
Meet Khruangbin, the Texas trio at the forefront of a new music movement
Clip: S2025 E249 | 7:14
Watch • 6:44
PBS News Hour
Federal agency that probes chemical disasters faces shutdown
Only federal agency that investigates chemical disasters faces shutdown under Trump
Clip: S2025 E249 | 6:44
Watch • 2:54
PBS News Hour
News Wrap: South Korea expresses concern over DHS raid
News Wrap: South Korea expresses concern over immigration raid at Hyundai plant
Clip: S2025 E249 | 2:54
Watch • 6:37
PBS News Hour
States join forces to make their own vaccine recommendations
States join forces to make their own vaccine recommendations amid CDC turmoil
Clip: S2025 E249 | 6:37
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
September 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E248 | 57:46
Watch • 10:57
PBS News Hour
Brooks and Bouie on economic warning signs
Brooks and Bouie on economic warning signs
Clip: S2025 E248 | 10:57
Watch • 7:37
PBS News Hour
Darren Walker explores inequality and democracy in new book
Darren Walker explores inequality and democracy in 'The Idea of America'
Clip: S2025 E248 | 7:37
Watch • 6:58
PBS News Hour
News Wrap: Trump signs Department of War order
News Wrap: Trump signs order aimed at renaming Defense Department as Department of War
Clip: S2025 E248 | 6:58
Watch • 9:36
PBS News Hour
Chicago Fed president unpacks weak jobs report
Chicago Fed president unpacks weak jobs report and what it says about the economy
Clip: S2025 E248 | 9:36
Latest Episodes
All
  • All
  • 2025
  • PBS News Hour Season 2024
  • PBS News Hour Season 2023
  • PBS News Hour Season 2022
  • PBS News Hour Season 2021
  • PBS News Hour Season 2020
  • PBS News Hour Season 2019
  • PBS News Hour Season 2018
  • PBS News Hour Season 2017
  • PBS News Hour Season 2016
  • PBS News Hour Season 2015
  • PBS News Hour Season 2014
  • PBS News Hour Season 2013
  • PBS News Hour Season 2012
  • PBS News Hour Season 2011
  • PBS News Hour Season 2010
  • PBS News Hour Season 2009
  • PBS News Hour Season 2008
  • PBS News Hour Season 2007
  • PBS News Hour Season 2006
  • PBS News Hour Season 2005
  • PBS News Hour Season 2004
  • PBS News Hour Season 2003
  • PBS News Hour Season 2001
  • PBS News Hour Season 1999
  • PBS News Hour Season 1997
  • PBS News Hour Season 1991
  • PBS News Hour Season 1987
  • PBS News Hour Season 1985
Watch • 26:45
PBS News Hour
September 6, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
September 6, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Episode: S2025 E249 | 26:45
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
September 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E248 | 57:46
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
September 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E247 | 57:46
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
September 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E246 | 57:46
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
September 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E245 | 57:46
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
September 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E244 | 57:46
Watch • 26:45
PBS News Hour
August 31, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
August 31, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Episode: S2025 E243 | 26:45
Watch • 26:45
PBS News Hour
August 30, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
August 30, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Episode: S2025 E242 | 26:45
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
August 29, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
August 29, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E241 | 57:46
Watch • 57:46
PBS News Hour
August 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
August 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Episode: S2025 E240 | 57:46