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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): September 15, 2006

                            COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                    0-27887                33-0846191
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  (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
        of incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)

    921 E. Alton Avenue, Santa Ana, California                  92705
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

       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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ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
           DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

           On September 14, 2006, Collectors Universe, Inc. issued a press
release announcing that Nancy Robey, a well-known luxury marketer, will be
joining the Company as Chief Marketing Officer effective November 1, 2006. A
copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to, and by this
reference is incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K.

           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 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

        (d)  Exhibits.

             Exhibit No.                        Description
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                99.1       Press release of Collectors Universe, Inc. issued
                           September 14, 2006, announcing that Nancy Robey, a
                           well-known luxury marketer, will be joining the
                           Company as Chief Marketing Officer effective November
                           1, 2006.

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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.

                                                     COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.


Dated: September 15, 2006                            By: /s/ JOSEPH J. WALLACE
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                                                         Joseph J. Wallace,
                                                         Chief Financial Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                              Description
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   99.1       Press release of Collectors Universe, Inc. issued September 14,
              2006, announcing that Nancy Robey, a well-known luxury marketer,
              will be joining the Company as Chief Marketing Officer effective
              November 1, 2006.

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