Rainbow term so misused. Post a coin with three or more colors on one surface.
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I really like seeing the term RAINBOW used when it is just different shades of tan/brown. Ugh.
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Really nice 1967 @bolivarshagnasty
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well said @bolivarshagnasty
1903 Indian Cent Reverse. Better picture than shown before.
Many of those above I would not call a Rainbow toned coin. A Rainbow is an arch, quarter, half, or full circle. The OP's is a rainbow. This one below is not a rainbow. It's target toned but there is no rainbow effect.
The one below that I'd say is a rainbow.
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To be honest, I don't see multiple colors on some of the above posts. I think Bob's explanation is a good one. An actual rainbow in nature always presents multiple colors and the term as it applies to coins should do the same. While I like the toning on the Kansas Quarter below, I would not, at any time, call it a rainbow of colors. Yes, the colors accentuate the Buffalo and I like the coin.
This Olympic commemorative, on the other hand, would not cause me pause in calling it a rainbow toned coin in any situation where I was selling it.
This coin, while nice is not even close to rainbow toned as are so many others in this post.
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Color on Top of Color on Top of Color equals Rainbow.
To me, when you invoke the 'R' word, it has to involve a good portion of the toning. Not orange or blue with a sliver of rainbow effect to it. JMHO.
I think a lot of people think "nicely toned" = "rainbow". There are many beautifully toned coins that aren't rainbows, (including several above) and it isn't downplaying the coin at all to categorize them differently.
Agree with you.
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I agree this is a rainbow. It has a number of colors in including ROYGBIV - red/magenta, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, etc. A bonus is that the color is a circular bow shape, like a rainbow.
This ASE I actually named "Rainbow". Bought it in a PCI holder at a local show years ago.
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