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):
August
28, 2007
COLLECTORS
UNIVERSE, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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0-27887
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33-0846191
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1921
E. Alton Avenue, Santa Ana, California
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92705
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(949)
567-1234
N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
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Item
7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure
On
August
28, 2007, Collectors Universe, Inc. issued a press release announcing that
Christie’s, one the world’s leading Auctioneers of fine art, jewelry,
collectibles and antiquities, has approved the inclusion, when auctioning
diamonds certified by Collectors Universe’s diamond authentication and grading
subsidiary, Gem Certification & Assurance Lab (GCAL), of information
regarding the GCAL diamond certifications in the description of the
GCAL-certified diamonds that Christies sells at its auctions.
As
a
result of the decision by Christie’s, for diamonds
under 2.0 carats submitted
for auction
with a
GCAL grading certificate,
other
than those with
D color
and flawless clarity,
Christies will list the GCAL certificate in its auction catalog. In the case
of
D color diamonds with flawless clarity, a
Gemological Institute of America (GIA)® certificate
would
also be required. For
diamonds 2.0
carats or larger which are submitted to Christie’s for auction with grading
certificates from
both
GCAL and GIA, Christie’s will list GCAL’s
certificate, as well as GIA’s, in its auction
catalog.
GCAL
certificates will now be accepted at Christie's along with certificates from
other world famous laboratories like Gübelin Gemmological Laboratories, SSEF
Swiss Gemological Institute, Gemological Institute of America, HRD Diamond
Office, and Collectors Universe subsidiary American Gemological Laboratories
(AGL), among other laboratories.
In
accordance with General Instruction B. 2 of Form 8-K, the information in
this
Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall
not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section,
nor
shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release issued by Collectors Universe on August 28, 2007 announcing
that
Christie’s Auctions has approved diamond certifications issued by
Collectors Universe’s Diamond Certification Unit for inclusion in
Christie’s Diamond Auction Catalogs.
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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.
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COLLECTORS
UNIVERSE, INC. |
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Dated:
August 28, 2007 |
By: |
/s/
JOSEPH J. WALLACE |
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Joseph
J. Wallace, Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release issued by Collectors Universe on August 28, 2007 announcing
that
Christie’s Auctions has approved diamond certifications issued by
Collectors Universe’s Diamond Certification Unit for inclusion in
Christie’s Diamond Auction
Catalogues.
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