PDF color problem

PDFs created from Illustrator CS6 (trial version) are showing up black and white instead of holding Pantone colors. Any ideas about why this is happening? I have OS 10.1.6 and Acrobat 10.8.3 installed.

I believe the OP is using Acrobat 10.8.3 to view the file.
Could the problem be on Acrobat's side? I was looking at some art i did for a friend on his computer once and he was viewing it as grayscale  (though he did it on purpose) In acrobat, navigate to:
Tools>print production> convert colors and see if there is a grayscale profile selected or something.

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    From: twenty_one
    To: [email protected]
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