Has Rainbow Toning jumped the shark?

Zoins

I love rainbow toned coins but recently searching for them hasn't resulted in coins that I look for. This is what happens when you type "rainbow toned" into the bay now.

Given all the bids on these, I wonder how much people are making?

Zoins

Here are some realized prices:

Mr_Spud

Rainbow toning is over-rated, and those AT ones pictured don’t add eye appeal to the design at all.

Zoins

@Mr_Spud said:
Rainbow toning is over-rated, and those AT ones pictured don’t add eye appeal to the design at all.

Not appealing to some, myself included, but I'm still surprised by the realized prices.

Mr_Spud

I think people get confused if they don’t understand toning and they think that any coloration is valuable. Later on when they find out that it’s artificial it probably makes them want to quit collecting.

Zoins

@Mr_Spud said:
I think people get confused if they don’t understand toning and they think that any coloration is valuable. Later on when they find out that it’s artificial it probably makes them want to quit collecting.

Sounds like tuition.

Meltdown

I would say yes. So much crap posted to ebay these days in the name of "rainbow toning" its pretty much a useless search anymore.

ricko

I will refrain from using the descriptive adjectives that parade through my mind when viewing the above posted examples. Those who make them, are scamming the inexperienced...and those that buy them are throwing their money away. Garbage. Cheers, RickO

Jimnight

One man's junk is another man's treasure.

ElmerFusterpuck

True, attractive NT rainbow toning has not. The ones pictured never had a shark to jump over. Blatant AT plus over saturated pics are a very toxic combo. That's why it pays to look at lots and lots of coins - AT and NT.

TwoKopeiki

Shake and bake "artists" galore these days.

jesbroken

If you think the rainbow junk on ebay is bad, try searching for toned coins. Anything from dirt(a lot of these), stains, damage or gosh knows what is presented and then a very few toned coins of which only a vary few of these are attractive to me. JMO
Jim

fathom

Those prices are still too high on that stuff.

Rainbow toning reminds me of the BU, Gem BU, Gem BU++ days in the coin mags.

Pretty useless descriptions.

calgolddiver

NO

Capstick

For AT junk, I would say yes, but when you look at ebay, you see the uneducated and uninitiated getting ripped off daily.

True rainbow toning, like the coins you can find at Legend and Great Collection, is still bringing strong money. Even for run of the mill toned coins, some of the prices realized is mind boggling.

Justacommeman

My eyes hurt and my hair

coastaljerseyguy

What is really funny is the super-toned AT over a well circulated coin. Doesn't NT only occur on UNC or high AU coins anyway? If an NT coin became well circulated, I think the color would become quite muted and lose any toning appeal it once had. Anyway garbage except the 2 PCGS coins above.

braddick

If you type in either "PCGS" or "NGC" before the word, "rainbow" you will exclude the chaff and see the jewels available.

291fifth

Does Fonzie collect them?

gradeacoinsebay

Best to just filter toned searches to only certified examples by the 4 eBay accepted graders. Otherwise yes just loads of AT coins.

Even if someone likes the AT look, I'm not sure why it'd add more than a few $ premium on an AU Morgan. Someone out there must like collecting them

BryceM

Attractive toning has always been a subset of toning. What you call it or how you recognize it is up to you.

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD

coinsarefun

@Justacommeman said:
My eyes hurt and my hair

I love this movie!

Justacommeman

@coinsarefun said:

@Justacommeman said:
My eyes hurt and my hair

I love this movie!

coinsarefun

@Justacommeman said:

@coinsarefun said:

@Justacommeman said:
My eyes hurt and my hair

I love this movie!

Yep. I have a few songs from that movie in my iPhone so I can play it in the car and everywhere!

Justacommeman

The sound track is amazing

leothelyon

Anything blue is AT to me. No blue for me/on my coins........nope! Perhaps some rare teal similar to the center obverse.....is it?

Leo

DoubleEagle59

""Hey man, I really dig these far out looking coins""

SeattleSlammer

Instead search:

PCGS rainbow
NGC rainbow
CAC rainbow
PCGS color
NGC color
CAC color
PCGS toned
NGC toned
CAC toned

You’ll do much better.

Zoins

@SeattleSlammer said:
Instead search:

PCGS rainbow
NGC rainbow
CAC rainbow
PCGS color
NGC color
CAC color
PCGS toned
NGC toned
CAC toned

You’ll do much better.

My eyes hurt less

Rocky100

I think the rainbow 🌈 toning is overrated. Most of these coins have an unnatural appearance that is gaudy and distracting. I like regular pretty toning instead of a kaleidoscope of overpowering color.
Personally I would not pay huge premiums or even buy some of these weird looking coins
Jmop.

Connecticoin

I don't think (true) rainbow toning is overrated, I think the term "rainbow toning" is overused.

BillyKingsley

They need this

Image credit google search

bigjer007

Also on the bay, I have noticed a seller using the term “Monster Toning” to sell coins, along with the “rainbow” term, they have the complete opposite effect on me. Unfortunately people are buying them up without understanding the rarity of true coin toning.

A quick search of coin toning tells all...

𝖆𝖈𝖈𝖚𝖒𝖚𝖑𝖆𝖙𝖔𝖗

Toned jumping shark coin.

Elcontador

Most of that stuff is suitable for a vomitorium. I'll keep this g-rated.

Smudge

Buy one of those and try to sell it to your LCS and learn another stupidity has consequences lesson.

Cougar1978

Having try deduce the science of pricing toners many sellers price them 2-4x market value or more. Rainbow probably much higher. Original mint set toners another class. It’s all in what they can get out of a buyer and that persons perception of how rare they are in relation to the pop of that grade. Like a HB with A speed toners have potential to break for huge gain with the right buyer which may be rare in itself lol.