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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2005

                            COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.
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               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

              0-27887                                       33-0846191
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       (Commission File No.)                            (I.R.S. Employer
                                                       Identification Number)

                1921 E. Alton Avenue, Santa Ana, California 92705
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              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 567-1234

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

         On May 9, 2005, Collectors Universe, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its consolidated financial results for the quarter and nine months
ended March 31, 2005. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

         In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished
and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

   (c)  Exhibits.

        The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

        Exhibit No.         Description
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           99.1     Press release of  Collectors  Universe,  Inc.  issued May 9,
                    2005, announcing its consolidated  financial results for the
                    quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2005



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.

                                By:  /s/ MICHAEL J. LEWIS
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                                     Michael J. Lewis, Chief Financial Officer
Dated:  May 9, 2005



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                        Description
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  99.1         Press release of Collectors Universe, Inc. issued May 9, 2005,
               announcing its consolidated financial results for the quarter and
               nine months ended March 31, 2005