1913 Liberty Head nickel which was
recently sold for $4. That means almost one out of every ten
dollars spent at retail is to buy a gift. By combining
elements of both word-of-mouth and sampling, gifting magnifies and intensifies
the marketing power of both to influence future shopping behavior of the gift
giver and recipient. A key finding
from this research is that the majority of gift shopping takes place
throughout the year, not just during the last two months.

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These new owners had the confidence
to make this acquisition and become the latest in the chain of custodians of
this important and historical asset for the benefit of future generations. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "project," or future or
conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may.; China or
porcelain figurines and/or sculpture; Flowers, plants and/or garden
accessories, including cut flowers and bouquets; Personalized, customized,
etched, engraved, monogrammed giftware; Jewelry and/or watches; Personalized
photography items, such as personalized albums, pictures, etc.

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Please visit http://www.

Collectors Universe Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains statements regarding our expectations about our
future financial performance which are "forward-looking statements" as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.com

Brandi Piacente
Investor Relations
The Anne McBride Company, Inc.

Research and Markets: Out of the total $2 062 annual gifting budget the typical gifter spends only 40% at Christmas leaving 60% of gift spending occurring ov

The key to crafting an effective gifting marketing strategy is to really
understand the dynamics of gift giving, shopping and selection.

New items whose primary purpose is something other than being collected are listed in other topical areas of the Shopping branch , unless there is a separate collectible market for the items.

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"Important factors in the decision to adopt
the stock buyback program were the belief that, at recent market prices, the
Company's shares represent an attractive investment and good use of our
available funds and the confidence that, even after setting aside funds for
the stock buyback program, the Company will still have sufficient cash
resources to fund its growth strategy," added Mr.S.

Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties
that could cause our future financial performance to differ from our current
expectations is contained our Prospectus, dated February 16, 2005, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The key attributes of what makes a
good gift are presented, as are the types of stores where gifters prefer to
shop and why.
The purchase incidence among 15 leading gift categories is also
researched, including Christmas-themed ornaments and decorations.

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collectors.com/cgi-bin/prnh /20040820/RESEARCH )
The gifting market that is the buying and giving of gifts to family and
friends , is a $253 billion market.

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The program authorizes the
Company to make up to $10 million of stock repurchases in open market or
private transactions, in accordance with applicable Securities Exchange
Commission rules, when opportunities to make such repurchases, at attractive
prices, become available . Haynes.

Contacts:

Joe Wallace Brandi Piacente
Chief Financial Officer Investor Relations
Collectors Universe The Piacente Group, Inc. A coin dealership in Lincroft,
N.

Below are the ten chapters contained in this study each one with detailed
data and statistics:

Chapter 1: Gifting Market Study - Who was studied: Methodology + Research
Chapter 2: About the Gifting Market: Majority of Americans spend over
$250 buying gifts
Chapter 3: About Gift Giving Holidays + Occasions: Christmas and
birthdays are the primary gifting holiday and occasion
throughout the year
Chapter 4: About Trends in Gift Giving
Chapter 5: About Selecting the Perfect Gift: Research reveals attributes
of a good gift
The Perfect Gift Is Something That the Recipient Will Like but
Is Unlikely to Buy for His or Her Self
Chapter 6: About Selecting the Particular Gift Item
Chapter 7: About Selecting a Store to Shop for Gifts.com/reports/c15388

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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The Company authenticates
and grades collectible coins, sports cards, autographs, stamps currency and
diamonds.
Furthermore, it was the PCGS division that earlier certified a previously
unknown 1913 Liberty Head nickel that was only discovered two years ago after
disappearing for more than forty years. The sale of the coin was
prominently mentioned in various news outlets earlier today.

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Collectors Universe Inc. Announces $10 Million Stock Buyback Program

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com, and
is also published in print.

Forward Looking Information
This press release contains statements regarding our expectations about
our future financial performance which are "forward-looking statements" as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

About Collectors Universe
Collectors Universe, Inc. Capturing a greater share of the gifting marketplace,
therefore, is a significant marketing opportunity for product marketers and
retailers.

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949-567-1245 212-481-2050
Email: brandi@thepiacentegroup.com to view a picture of this 1913 Liberty Head
nickel. In other words, the gift itself (e.

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, Collectors
Universe, Inc. Due to these and other possible
uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
the forward -looking statements contained in this news release, which speak
only as of its date, or to make predictions about future performance based
solely on historical financial performance.g.

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We also disclaim any obligation
to update forward-looking statements contained in this news release or in our
Prospectus dated February 16, 2005.

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For these reasons, as well as others, there can be no assurance
that the Board of Directors will not subsequently decide to suspend purchases
of shares under the stock buyback program or terminate the program altogether. is a leading provider of value added services to
the high-value collectibles markets.
Thus gifting is an exponential marketing opportunity. 'noun ') becomes the
means to an end and that end is to strengthen relationships. How people choose across the wide range of gifting options is
explored, including gift certificates and cash, home furnishings ,
entertainment, apparel, gifts of experience, etc.

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The recently sold $4.

Contacts:

Mike Lewis
Chief Financial Officer
Collectors Universe
949-567-1375
Email: mlewis@collectors.

Also included in this category are sites which sell services or supplies to the collecting community.

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(Nasdaq: CLCT), a leading provider of value-added
authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value
collectibles and diamonds, today announced that that its Board of Directors
has approved a $10 million stock buyback program.15 million, the second highest price paid for any coin.

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The Company is under no obligation to repurchase any shares under the
stock buyback program and the timing, actual number and value of shares that
may be repurchased under this program will depend on a number of factors,
including the Company's future financial performance; the Company's available
cash resources and competing uses for the cash that may arise in the future;
prevailing market prices of the Company's common stock; and the number of
shares that become available for sale at prices that the Company believes are
attractive.
Due to the above-described risks and uncertainties and those described in
that Annual Report, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements contained in this news release, which speak only as
of its date, or to make predictions about future performance based solely on
historical financial performance." Our
financial performance in the future may differ, possibly materially, from our
current expectations as set forth in the forward-looking statements contained
in this news release, due to a number of risks and uncertainties.com/reports/c15388) has announced the addition
of Gifting Report, 2004: The Who, What, Where, How Much and Why of Gift Giving
+ Shopping to their offering.).; Photography-
related gifts, such as frames; Licensed merchandise; Plush and/or stuffed
animals; Lighted collectible villages, houses and/or cottages; Wooden baskets ,
including handmade collectible baskets.

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, Collectors
Universe, Inc.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan ," "estimate," "project," or
future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could ," or
"may. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to: the possibility of changes in general economic conditions or conditions in
the collectibles markets, such as a possible decline in the popularity of some
high-value collectibles, which could result in reductions in the volume of
authentication and grading submissions and, therefore, the fees we are able to
generate; a lack of diversity in our sources of revenues and our dependence on
coin authentication and grading for a significant percentage of our total
revenues, which makes us more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic and
market conditions, including declines in the value of precious metals or
recessionary conditions, that could lead to reduced coin and other
collectibles submissions, with a resultant reduction in our revenues and in
our income; the fact that five of our customers accounted for approximately
27% of our net revenues during fiscal 2005, which means that our operating
result could decline if any of those customers were to terminate or
significantly reduce the business that they conduct with us; our dependence on
certain key executives and collectibles experts, the loss of the services of
any of which could adversely affect our ability to obtain authentication and
grading submissions and, therefore, could harm our operating results;
increased competition from other collectibles services companies that could
result in reductions in collectibles submissions to us or could require us to
reduce the prices we charge for our services; the risk that we will incur
unanticipated liabilities under our authentication and grading warranties that
would increase our operating expenses; the risk that new service offerings and
business initiatives that we may undertake will not gain market acceptance or
will increase our operating expenses or reduce our overall profitability or
even cause us to incur losses; the risk that our strategy to expand into new
collectibles and other high value asset markets, such as the diamond market,
primarily through business acquisitions, will not be successful in enabling us
to improve our profitability; and the risks that we will be unable to
successfully integrate the businesses that we acquire into our operations, or
that those businesses will not gain market acceptance, or that our business
expansion may result in a costly diversion of management time and resources
and increase our operating expenses and possibly cause us to incur losses. This information is accessible to
collectors and dealers at the Company's web site, http://www. While marketers
focus on designing the next big gift product and retailers carefully
merchandise their stores with gift ideas, the big opportunity for gift
marketers and retailers is to enhance the gifting experience (e. No other research study has
investigated gifting from the experiential point of view and in such depth,
including gift giving incidence and spending throughout the whole year,
including 7 major gifting holidays and 12 gifting occasions (e.;
Inspirational-themed gifts; Glass figurines and/or sculpture; China and/or
tabletop gifts, such as serving pieces, candlesticks, vases, etc.
This research is sponsored in part by the gift industry's most
forward-thinking companies, including Department 56, Glass Baron, Lenox,
Longaberger, and Walt Disney, among others.researchandmarkets .

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The Company also compiles and publishes authoritative information
about United States and world coins, collectible sports cards and sports
memorabilia, collectible stamps and diamonds. (Nasdaq: CLCT), the leading provider of value-added grading and
authentication services to dealers and collectors of high-end collectibles,
announced that the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), a division of
Collectors Universe, certified the U.pcgs.collectors.
People buy and give gifts to build and enhance their emotional connection
with the recipient. Marketers and retailers can
put these insights to work to increase gift sales and build repeat gifting
business.

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This coin is only one of five known to exist.H. The Company also compiles and publishes authoritative information
about collectible sports cards and sports memorabilia, United States and world
coins, and entertainment memorabilia.com,
and is also published in print. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http: //www. 'verb'),
rather than focus solely on the gift.
Chapter 8: About the Different Types of Gifting Shoppers
Chapter 9: About Maximizing Sales to the Gifting Market:
Chapter 10: Future Vision - Projections for Christmas 2004
Post-Election 2004 Consumer Gifting Survey Results

For more information visit
http://www.

This includes both items of considerable age and brand new items which are produced for the primary purpose of collecting.

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is a leading provider of value added services to
the high-value collectibles and diamond markets. This information is accessible
to collectors and dealers at the Company's web site, http://www."
Our financial performance in the future may differ, possibly
significantly, from our current expectations that are set forth in the forward
looking statements contained in this press release, due to a number of risks
and uncertainties. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. The Company
authenticates and grades collectible coins, sports cards, autographs and
stamps. Out of the total
$2,062 annual gifting budget, the typical gifter spends only 40% at Christmas,
leaving 60% of gift spending occurring over the course of the year.
This in-depth report, based upon both qualitative and quantitative
research, provides powerful new insights into why people buy gifts and ways
marketers and retailers can gain a greater share of gifting spending. birthdays,
anniversary, wedding, friendship, etc.

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We also disclaim any obligation to update
forward-looking statements contained in this news release. For marketers and retailers gifting
represents a rare and unique opportunity to directly and personally touch two
target markets at once: the gift giver who buys the gift and the gift
recipient to whom the gift is given.
By researching the gifting experience, Unity Marketing presents a major
new research study of the gifting market.; Candles and
candle accessories; Crystal stemware, bowls, decanters , vases, etc.

This category is for dealers specializing in antique and collectible items.

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Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to
which our business is subject is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 which we filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 13, 2005.

Collectors Universe Division Certified Rare $4.15 Million 1913 Liberty Head Nickel

The Collectors Universe brands are among
the strongest and best known in their respective markets.

The alphabar at the top of this category contains links to many sub-categories about collectible items.

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.
Haynes, Chief Executive Officer., bought it from a collector in Merrimack, N.com

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Please note that sites are not listed at the top level of this category.

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15 million nickel will be on display through Saturday
at a coin show in Long Beach, California.

Please see Recreation: Antiques and Recreation: Collecting for informational sites about these subjects.

Sites selling a variety of antique or collectible items can be found in the Varied Merchandise subcategory.

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"The adoption of the stock buyback program reflects our continued
financial strength, our confidence about the Company's future financial
performance, and our desire to enhance stockholder value," stated Michael R.

About Collectors Universe
Collectors Universe, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, Michael Haynes, commented , "We are always pleased
to hear of high value items that we have authenticated and graded, such as the
1913 nickel, trading in the marketplace. Those risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
* possible changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the
collectibles markets, such as a possible decline in the popularity of
some high-value collectibles , which could cause a reduction in
authentication and grading submissions and, therefore, also in the fees
we are able to generate;
* a lack of diversity in our sources of revenues and our dependence on
collectible coin authentication and grading for a significant
percentage of our total revenues, which makes us more vulnerable to
adverse changes in economic and market conditions, including declines
in the value of precious metals or recessionary conditions, that could
lead to reduced coin and other collectibles submissions, with a
resultant reduction in our revenues and income;
* our dependence on certain key executives and collectibles experts, the
loss of the services of any of which could adversely affect our ability
to obtain authentication and grading submissions and, therefore, could
harm our operating results;
* increased competition from other collectibles services companies that
could result in reductions in collectibles submissions to us or could
require us to reduce the prices we charge for our services;
* the risk that we will incur unanticipated liabilities under our
authentication and grading warranties that would increase our operating
expenses;
* the risk that new service offerings and business initiatives that we
may undertake will not gain market acceptance or will increase our
operating expenses and reduce our overall profitability or cause us to
incur losses;
* the risk that our strategy to exit the collectibles sales business and
focus substantially all of our resources on our authentication and
grading businesses will not be successful in enabling us to improve our
profitability over the longer term or to grow our existing businesses
or expand into new collectibles or high value asset markets; and
* the risk that we will not be successful in integrating into our
operations any new businesses we might acquire or commence or that
those businesses will not gain market acceptance or that our business
expansion may result in a costly diversion of management time and
resources and increase our operating expenses and, therefore, hurt our
profitability.
212-983-1702 x208
Email: bpiacente@annemcbride.
(Logo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.g.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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