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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): JULY 14, 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 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On July 14, 2005, Collectors Universe, Inc. completed the
acquisition of certain assets of CoinFacts.com, Inc., which operates an internet
website on which it publishes detailed proprietary information and history on
rare U.S. coins. Among the assets acquired by the Company were the Coinfacts.com
name, its internet website and the proprietary information relating to rare U.S.
coins that is owned by Coinfacts.com, Inc. The Company paid a cash purchase
price of $500,000 for these and certain related assets.
A more detailed description of the key assets that the Company
acquired and the uses that the Company plans to make of these assets is set
forth in a press release that the Company issued on this date announcing the
acquisition. A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release of Collectors Universe, Inc. issued
July 15, 2005, announcing its completion of the
acquisition of assets of CoinFacts.com, Inc.
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: July 15, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release of Collectors Universe, Inc. issued July 15, 2005,
announcing its completion of the acquisition of assets of
CoinFacts.com, Inc.