Collectors Universe (CLCT) 10-Q 2011 Q2 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarter ended December 31, 2010
	OR
q	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
	For the transition period from _______ to _____
Commission file number 1-34240
COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	33-0846191
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or organization)
1921 E. Alton Avenue, Santa Ana, California 92705
(address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 567-1234
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed, since last year)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ý   No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every interactive data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232,405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  YES o   NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a “smaller reporting company”.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer                                         o	Accelerated filer                                                      o
Non-accelerated filer                                           o	Smaller reporting company                                    x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).   YES  o   NO  x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding as of February 4, 2011
Common Stock $.001 Par Value	7,896,000

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I	Financial Information		Page
	Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited):
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010	1
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six months Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009	2
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six months Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009	3
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	4
	Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14
		Forward-Looking Statements	14
		Our Business	15
		Factors That Can Affect Our Financial Position and Operating Results	15
		Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates	17
		Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2010 Versus the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2009	19
		Liquidity and Capital Resources	24
		Recent Accounting Pronouncements	26
	Item 4T.	Controls and Procedures	26
PART II	Other Information
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	27
	Item 6.	Exhibits	27
SIGNATURES			S-1
INDEX TO EXHIBITS                                                                                                                                    0;			E-1
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 31.1		Certifications of Chief Executive Officer Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.2		Certifications of Chief Financial Officer Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.                                                    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	December 31,			June 30,
ASSETS	2010			2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	18,955		$	20,321
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $88 at December 31, 2010 and $75 at June 30, 2010		1,491			1,246
Inventories, net		1,329			708
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		904			919
Refundable income taxes		65			335
Deferred income tax assets		3,036			4,365
Notes receivable from sale of net assets of discontinued operations		50			96
Current assets of discontinued operations		33			52
Total current assets		25,863			28,042
Property and equipment, net		1,268			1,145
Goodwill		2,826			2,826
Intangible assets, net		1,953			2,184
Deferred income tax assets		3,807			3,807
Notes receivable from sale of net assets of discontinued operations		178			170
Other assets		250			330
Non-current assets of discontinued operations		182			182
	$	36,327		$	38,686
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,324		$	1,434
Accrued liabilities		1,360			1,495
Accrued compensation and benefits		1,318			1,804
Income taxes payable		184	��		197
Deferred revenue		1,981			1,926
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		732			923
Total current liabilities		6,899			7,779
Deferred rent		364			321
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations		2,804			2,974
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 3,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding		-			-
Common stock, $.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized; 7,896 and 7,693 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010   and at June 30, 2010, respectively		8			8
Additional paid-in capital		69,585			68,134
Accumulated deficit		(43,333	)		(40,530	)
Total stockholders’ equity		26,260			27,612
	$	36,327		$	38,686

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In Thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Six Months Ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Net revenues	$	9,600		$	8,883		$	19,355		$	18,181
Cost of revenues		3,895			3,633			7,669			7,372
Gross profit		5,705			5,250			11,686			10,809
Selling and marketing expenses		1,317			1,141			2,841			2,336
General and administrative expenses		2,837			2,644			5,456			5,212
Operating income		1,551			1,465			3,389			3,261
Interest and other income, net		28			12			52			52
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes		1,579			1,477			3,441			3,313
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		609			(202	)		1,354			(75	)
Income from continuing operations		970			1,679			2,087			3,388
Loss from discontinued operations, net of loss on sales of discontinued usinesses,  net of income taxes		(22	)		(508	)		(35	)		(561	)
Net income	$	948		$	1,171		$	2,052		$	2,827
Net income per basic share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.13		$	0.23		$	0.27		$	0.45
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.01	)		(0.07	)		-			(0.07	)
Net income per basic shares	$	0.12		$	0.16		$	0.27		$	0.38
Net income per diluted share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.12		$	0.22		$	0.27		$	0.45
Loss from discontinued operations		-			(0.07	)		(0.01	)		(0.08	)
Net income per diluted shares	$	0.12		$	0.15		$	0.26		$	0.37
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		7,732			7,404			7,650			7,478
Diluted		7,820			7,555			7,772			7,592
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.325		$	0.25		$	0.625		$	0.25

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)

(unaudited)

	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2010			2009
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	2,052		$	2,827
Discontinued operations		35			561
Income from continuing operations		2,087			3,388
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense		409			580
Stock-based compensation expense		580			495
Provision for bad debts		13			14
Provision for inventory write-down		1			7
Provision for warranty		337			288
Loss on sale of property and equipment		(2	)		-
Interest on notes receivable		(8	)		(9	)
Provision for deferred income taxes		1,329			-
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(258	)		(7	)
Inventories		(621	)		(50	)
Prepaid expenses and other		66			(40	)
Refundable income taxes		270			(248	)
Other assets		9			(143	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(526	)		(533	)
Accrued compensation and benefits		(486	)		(140	)
Income taxes payable		(13	)		(80	)
Deferred revenue		55			313
Deferred rent		43			56
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations		3,285			3,891
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued businesses		(376	)		(629	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,909			3,262
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		44			-
Capital expenditures		(285	)		(137	)
Proceeds from collection of customer notes receivable		-			2,348
Capitalized software		(9	)		-
Cash received from sale of net assets of discontinued operations		46			117
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(204	)		2,328
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		871			-
Dividends paid to common stockholders		(4,942	)		(1,853	)
Repurchase of common stock under “Dutch Auction” tender		-			(8,911	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(4,071	)		(10,764	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(1,366	)		(5,174	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		20,321			23,870
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	18,955		$	18,696
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid	$	-		$	5
Income taxes paid	$	13		$	252

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1.           SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Collectors Universe, Inc. and its operating subsidiaries (the “Company”, “we”, “management”, “us”, “our”).  At December 31, 2010, such subsidiaries were Collectors Finance Corporation (“CFC”), Certified Asset Exchange, Inc. (“CAE”) and Expos Unlimited, Inc. (“Expos”), all of which are 100% owned by Collectors Universe, Inc.  All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting.  These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) necessary to present fairly the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  Operating results for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2011 or for any other interim period during such year.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC.  These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, as filed with the SEC.  Amounts related to disclosure of June 30, 2010 balances within these interim condensed consolidated financial statements were derived from the aforementioned audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in that Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Revenue Recognition Policies.

We generally record revenue at the time of shipment of the authenticated and graded collectible to the customer.  Due to the insignificant delay between the completion of our grading and authentication services and the shipment of the collectible or high-value asset back to the customer, the time of shipment corresponds to the completion of our services.  Many of our authentication and grading customers prepay our authentication and grading fees when they submit their collectibles to us for authentication and grading.  We record those prepayments as deferred revenue until the collectibles have been authenticated and graded and shipped back to them.  At that time, we record the revenues from the authentication and grading services we have performed for the customer and deduct this amount from defer red revenue.  For certain dealers to whom we extend open account privileges, we record revenue at the time of shipment of the authenticated and graded collectible to the dealer.  With respect to our Expos trade show business, we recognize revenue generated by the promotion, management and operation of collectibles conventions and trade shows in the periods in which the shows take place.

A portion of our net revenues are comprised of subscription fees paid by customers for a membership in our Collectors Club.  Those memberships entitle members access to our on-line and printed publications, and sometimes also to vouchers for free grading services.  We record revenue for this multi-element service arrangement, by recognizing approximately 65% of the subscription fee in the month following the membership purchase.  The balance of the membership fee is recognized as revenue over the life of the membership, which can range from one to two years.  We evaluate, at least semi-annually, the relative fair values of the deliverables and the percentage factors used to allocate the membership fee between the grading and the publication services provided under this membership service.

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results from continuing and discontinued operations could differ from results expected on the basis of those estimates, and such differences could be material to our future results of operations and financial condition.  Examples of such estimates that could be material include determinations made with respect to the capitalization and recovery of software development costs, the valuation of stock-based compensation awards and the timing of the related stock-bas ed compensation expense, the amount of goodwill and the existence or non-existence of goodwill impairment, the amount of warranty reserves, the provision or benefit for income taxes and related valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, and adjustments to the fair value of remaining lease obligations for our former jewelry businesses.  Each of these estimates is discussed in more detail in the notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, in the Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section of Item 2,Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained elsewhere in this Report or in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Goodwill and Other Long-Lived Assets

We evaluate the carrying value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets at least annually, or more frequently if facts and circumstances indicate that impairment has occurred. We also evaluate the carrying values of all other tangible and intangible assets for impairment if circumstances arise in which the carrying values of these assets may not be recoverable on the basis of future undiscounted cash flows.  Management has determined that no impairment of goodwill or other long-lived assets occurred as of December 31, 2010.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company has determined that the U.S. Dollar is the functional currency for its French branch office, which maintains its accounting records in Euros.  Based on this determination, the Company’s foreign operations are re-measured by reflecting the financial results of such operations as if they had taken place within a U.S. dollar-based economic environment.  Fixed assets and other non-monetary assets and liabilities are re-measured from foreign currencies to U.S. dollars at historical exchange rates; whereas cash, accounts receivable and other monetary assets and liabilities are re-measured at current exchange rates.  Gains and losses resulting from those re-measurements are included in income for the current period and were not material.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date of an award, based on its estimated fair value, and is recognized as expense over the employee or non-employee director’s requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.  However, if the vesting of a stock-based compensation award is subject to satisfaction of a performance requirement or condition, the stock-based compensation expense is recognized if, and when, management determines that the achievement of the performance requirement or condition (and therefore the vesting of the award) has become probable.  In the event that stock-based compensation is recognized on the basis that the performance condition is probable, and management subsequently determines that the performance condition is not met, then all expense previously re cognized with respect to the performance condition would be reversed.

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The following table shows total stock-based compensation expense included as part of continuing operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Six Months Ended December 31,
Included in:	2010		2009		2010		2009
General and administrative expenses	$	385	$	330	$	580	$	495

No stock options were granted during the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.  The following table presents information relative to the stock options outstanding under all equity incentive plans as of December 31, 2010 and stock option activity during the six months ended December 31, 2010.  The closing prices of our common stock as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 were $13.90 and $13.41, respectively.

	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options:	(In Thousands)					(yrs.)		(In Thousands)
Outstanding at June 30, 2010		434		$	10.72		3.67	$	1,535
Forfeited or cancelled		(24	)		12.37		-		-
Exercised		(106	)		8.19		-		-
Outstanding at December 31, 2010		304		$	11.48		3.39	$	1,060
Exercisable at December 31, 2010		301		$	11.47		3.36	$	1,058
Unvested at December 31, 2010		3		$	13.18		6.92	$	2
Unvested expected to vest at December 31, 2010		3		$	13.18		6.92	$	2

The 3,000 options to purchase common stock that were expected to vest at December 31, 2010 are based on the current forfeiture rate of 0% and the remaining vesting term of those options at December 31, 2010.

During the six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately 2,750 and 5,500 options to purchase common stock were vested with aggregate fair values of approximately $38,000 and $27,500, respectively.

Fiscal 2010 Restricted Stock Awards

In August 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors definitively determined that the Company had achieved the financial performance goal for fiscal 2010.  The remaining compensation expense to be recognized under the FY2010 Restricted Stock Awards of approximately $199,000 will be recognized over the remaining service periods through June 30, 2012, of which approximately $111,000 will be recognized in the remaining six months of fiscal 2011 and the balance of $88,000 will be recognized in fiscal 2012.

Fiscal 2011 Equity Incentive Grants

On July 16, 2010, the Compensation Committee awarded 80,000 restricted shares to certain executive officers and senior management (“Participant”), pursuant to the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.  Those restricted shares are subject to certain risks of forfeiture, in which are summarized below.

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(1)Service-Contingent Shares.  If a Participant does not remain in the continuous service of the Company until at least June 30, 2011, all of his/her restricted shares will be forfeited.  If, on the other hand, a Participant remains in the service of the Company until at least June 30, 2011, then 25% of his/her restricted shares will vest (that is, cease to be subject to the risk of forfeiture), and another 25% of his/her restricted shares will vest if he/she remains in the service of the Company until June 30, 2012.

(2)Performance Contingent Shares.  The vesting of 50% of the restricted shares awarded (the “Performance-Contingent Shares”)  is contingent on the Company’s achievement of a financial performance goal, measured on the basis of the Company’s fiscal 2011 operating income.  If that goal is not achieved, all of those shares may be forfeited and cancelled.  If, on the other hand, that financial performance goal is achieved, then, (i) 50% of the Participant’s Performance-Contingent Shares will become vested if he/she is still in the Company’s service on June 30, 2011; (ii) another 25% of his/her P erformance-Contingent Shares will become vested on June 30, 2012, if the Participant is still in the Company’s service as of that date; and (iii) the final 25% of the Performance-Contingent Shares will vest on June 30, 2013, provided that he/she is still in the Company’s service on such date.

The Company estimated the fair value of the 80,000 shares of restricted stock to be $997,000 based on the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock of $12.46 on the grant date, of which $499,000 relates to Service-Based Awards and $498,000 relates to Performance-Based Awards.  For service-based awards, we will record stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period that commenced on July 16, 2010 and will continue through June 30, 2012.

As of December 31, 2010, management determined that achieving the performance condition for the full fiscal year 2011 was probable based upon financial results achieved as of that date and the expected results for the remainder of fiscal 2011. As a result, the Company recognized $176,000 of expenses for those performance grants in the quarter ended December 31, 2010, including a catch-up adjustment of $88,000 for the period from the grant date to September 30, 2010.

Other Fiscal 2011 Grants

In the second quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company granted approximately 17,000 restricted shares with a one-year service vesting to the non-employee directors and one employee.  The Company estimated the fair value of those shares to be approximately $248,000, and such expense will be recognized over the service period of one year.

The following table presents the non-vested status of the restricted shares for the six months ended December 31, 2010 and the weighted average grant-date fair values:

Non-Vested Restricted Shares:	Shares (In Thousands)			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Values
Non-vested at June 30, 2010		254		$	4.43
Granted		97			12.83
Vested		(126	)		4.67
Non-vested at December 31, 2010		225		$	7.92

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The following table sets forth total unrecognized compensation cost in the amount of $1,134,000 related to non-vested stock-based awards (both options and restricted shares) expected to be recognized through fiscal year 2013, on the assumption that (i) the performance condition described above is met, (ii) the Participants remain in the Company’s employment throughout the applicable vesting periods; and (iii) the expense is recognized.  The amount does not include the cost or effect of the possible grant of any additional stock-based compensation awards in the future or any change that may occur in the Company’s forfeiture percentage.

Fiscal Year Ending June 30,	Amount (In Thousands)
2011 (remaining 6 months)	$	551
2012		542
2013		41
	$	1,134

Concentrations

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and notes receivables.

Financial Instruments and Cash Balances.  At December 31, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling approximately $18,955,000, of which approximately $16,600,000 was invested in money market accounts.  At December 31, 2010, the Company had approximately $2,400,000 in non-interest bearing bank accounts for general day-to-day operations.

Substantially all of our cash is deposited at four financial institutions.  We maintained cash due from banks in excess of the banks’ FDIC insured deposit limits of approximately $16,100,000 at December 31, 2010.

Accounts Receivable.  A substantial portion of accounts receivable are due from collectibles dealers.  At December 31, 2010 two customers accounted for approximately 30% of the total net accounts receivable balances of $1,491,000; whereas, at June 30, 2010, one customer’s accounts receivable accounted for 10% of the total net accounts receivable balances of $1,246,000 outstanding on that date.  The Company performs an analysis of the expected collectability of accounts receivable based on several factors, including the age and extent of significant past due accounts and economic conditions or trends that may adversely affect the ability of debtors to pay their account receivable balances.  Based on that review, management estab lishes an allowance for doubtful accounts, when deemed necessary.  The allowance for doubtful accounts receivable was $88,000 at December 31, 2010 and $75,000 at June 30, 2010. Ultimately, management will write-off account receivable balances when it is determined that there is no possibility of collection.

Customers. The authentication, grading and sales of collectible coins and related services accounted for approximately 68% and 65% of our net revenues for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, and 66% and 63% of our net revenues for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.

Five of our coin authentication and grading customers accounted, in the aggregate, for approximately 13% of our total net revenues in the six months ended December 31, 2010.

Capitalized Software

We capitalize certain costs incurred, either from internal or external sources, as part of intangible assets and amortize these costs on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the software of three years.  At December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, we had capitalized approximately $2,634,000 and $2,625,000, respectively, as capitalized software.  The related net book value of capitalized software at December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 was $164,000 and $317,000, respectively.  During the six months ended December 31, 2010, we capitalized costs of $9,000.  During the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, approximately $80,000 and $162,000, respectively, was recorded as amortization expense for capitalized software, respectively, and for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, w e amortized $141,000 and $283,000, respectively.  Planning, training, support and maintenance costs incurred either prior to or following the implementation phase are recognized as expense in the period in which they occur.  Management evaluates the carrying value of capitalized software to determine if the carrying value is impaired, and, if necessary, an impairment loss is recorded in the period in which any impairment is determined to have occurred.

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Warranty Costs

We offer a limited warranty covering the coins, trading cards and stamps that we authenticate and grade.  Under the warranty, if any collectible that was previously authenticated and graded by us is later submitted to us for re-grading at any time and either (i) receives a lower grade upon that re-submittal or (ii) is determined not to have been authentic, we will offer to purchase the collectible or, at our option, pay the difference in value of the item at its original grade as compared with its lower grade.  However, this warranty is voided if the collectible, upon re-submittal to us, is not in the same tamper resistant holder in which it was placed at the time we last graded it.  To the extent that we purchase an item under a warranty claim, we recognize as a reduction in our warranty reserve the difference in value of the item at its original grade and its re-graded estimated value.  We include in our collectibles inventory the estimated value of the re-graded item.  We accrue for estimated warranty costs based on historical trends and related experience.  Increased future claims experience under our warranty program could increase to levels higher than in the past which could result in additional warranty accruals in anticipation of these claims, and our ongoing warranty accrual rate could increase to cover potential higher claims in the future, both of which could have a material adverse impact on our future results of operations.

Dividends

On October 26, 2009, the Company announced that the Board of Directors approved the resumption of quarterly cash dividends in the amount of $0.25 per share, and we paid quarterly dividends under such policy of $0.25 per share in the second and third fiscal quarters of fiscal 2010.  On April 20, 2010, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.30 per share of common stock, and on October 6, 2010, approved a further increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.325 per share. The declaration of cash dividends in the future is subject to final determination each quarter by the Board of Directors based on a number of factors, including the Company’s financial performance and its available cash resources, its cash requirements and alternative uses of cash that the Board may conclude would represent an opportunity to generate a greater return on investment for the Company.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued amended fair value disclosure guidance.  The new guidance requires disclosure of transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements including a description of the reasons for the transfer where significant and disclosure of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, including information on a gross basis regarding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. Amendments to existing guidance were also made regarding classes of assets and liabilities and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The Company will adopt this guidance on July 1, 2011.  Management does not expect the adoption of these standards to have any material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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2.           INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
	December 31,			June 30,
	2010			2010
Coins	$	838		$	493
Other collectibles		48			32
Grading raw materials consumable inventory		574			327
		1,460			852
Less inventory reserve		(131	)		(144	)
Inventories, net	$	1,329		$	708

3.          PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
	December 31,			June 30,
	2010			2010
Coins and stamp grading reference sets	$	421		$	461
Computer hardware and equipment		1,482			1,419
Computer software		999			999
Equipment		2,334			2,090
Furniture and office equipment		901			907
Leasehold improvements		702			695
Trading card reference library		52			52
		6,891			6,623
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(5,623	)		(5,478	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,268		$	1,145

4.           ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
	December 31,		June 30,
	2010		2010
Warranty reserves	$	634	$	669
Professional fees		98		82
Other		628		744
	$	1,360	$	1,495

The following table presents the changes in the Company’s warranty reserve during the six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

	Six Months Ended December 31,			Six Months Ended December 31,
	2010			2009
Warranty reserve, beginning of period	$	669		$	708
Charged to cost of revenue		337			288
Payments		(372	)		(245	)
Warranty reserve, end of period	$	634		$	751

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5.             DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

During fiscal 2009, the Board of Directors authorized the divesture and sale of GCAL, Gemprint and AGL (the “Jewelry Businesses”) and the currency grading business, the remaining assets and liabilities which have been reclassified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010.  As previously reported, discontinued operations also include the remaining activities related to the disposal of our collectibles sales businesses that we discontinued in fiscal 2004.

The operating results of the discontinued businesses that are included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Six Months Ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Net revenues	$	9		$	-		$	14		$	3
Loss before income tax benefit	$	(37	)	$	(508	)	$	(59	)	$	(561	)
Income tax benefit		15			-			24			-
Loss from discontinued operations	$	(22	)	$	(508	)	$	(35	)	$	(561	)

The following table contains summary balance sheet information with respect to the net assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations held for sale that is included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2010		June 30, 2010
Current Assets:
Accounts receivable, net	$	6	$	25
Assets held for sale		27		27
	$	33	$	52
Non-Current Assets:
Other assets	$	182	$	182
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	6	$	27
Lease obligations		536		532
Other accrued expenses		166		342
Deferred revenue		24		22
	$	732	$	923
Non-Current Liabilities:
Lease obligations	$	2,768	$	2,938
Other long-term liabilities		36		36
	$	2,804	$	2,974

In connection with the sale of CTP in 2005, we recorded a note receivable of $458,000, bearing interest at 10% per annum and payable over five years, which was fully repaid in November 2010.  At June 30, 2010, the carrying value of the note was $46,000 and is included in other assets.

In fiscal 2009, we disposed of our currency grading business and classified it as a discontinued operation held for sale for approximately $354,000 in consideration of a cash payment to us of $50,000 and a promissory note (the “Note”) with a face value of $304,000.  The Note provided for three annual payments of $50,000 due on the anniversary dates in each year between February 2010 to February 2012 and a $154,000 payment due in February 2013.  The Note is discounted using an imputed rate of 7.25% and is carried on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 in the amount of $228,000 and $220,000, respectively, as part of notes receivable from sale of net assets of discontinued operations, of which $50,000 is classified as a current asset and the balance classified as long term.

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In connection with our exiting the Jewelry Businesses, we recognized facility obligations (including operating costs and other estimated costs associated with subletting the spaces) of approximately $3,304,000 and $3,470,000 at December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively, of which $536,000 and $532,000 were classified as part of current liabilities of discontinued operations on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively.

6.             INCOME TAXES

At June 30, 2010, we released our valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.  In the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, we recognized provisions for income taxes based upon an estimated annual effective tax rate of 41% for fiscal 2011, partially offset by an income tax benefit of approximately $60,000 related to the exercise of incentive stock options in the second quarter.  Due to the Company having net operating losses and other tax attributes available to offset current year taxable income, the provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, represents the non-cash realization of deferred tax assets.  Cash payments for income taxes continue to be minimal.

The income tax benefits of $202,000 and $75,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively, reflected an estimated annual effective rate of 5% and a federal income tax benefit of $248,000 related to the suspension of the 90% Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) limitation for the carryback of net operating losses.

7.           NET INCOME PER SHARE

The aggregate number of shares subject to options and warrants that were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share, because they would have been anti-dilutive in the calculation of diluted income or loss per share, totaled approximately 83,000 and 90,750 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, and 390,000 and 1,023,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.

8.           BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Operating segments are defined as the components or “segments” of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources to and in assessing performance of those components or “segments.”  The Company’s chief operating decision-maker is its Chief Executive Officer.  The operating segments of the Company are organized based on the respective services that they offer to customers of the Company.  Similar operating segments have been aggregated to reportable operating segments based on having similar services, types of customers, and other criteria.

For our continuing operations, we operate principally in three reportable service segments: coins, trading cards and autographs and other high-end collectibles.  Services provided by these segments include authentication, grading, publication and web advertising and subscription-based revenues.  The other collectibles segment is comprised of stamps, the CCE subscription business, our CFC dealer financing business and our collectibles conventions business.

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We allocate operating expenses to each service segment based upon each segment’s activity level.  The following tables set forth on a segment basis, including reconciliation with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, (i) external revenues, (ii) amortization and depreciation, (iii) stock-based compensation expense, and (iv) operating income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.  Net identifiable assets are provided by business segment as of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Net revenues from external customers
Coins	$	6,487		$	5,851		$	12,531		$	11,408
Trading cards and autographs		2,384			2,304			4,976			4,870
Other		729			728			1,848			1,903
Total revenue	$	9,600		$	8,883			19,355			18,181
Amortization and depreciation
Coins	$	53		$	78		$	105		$	150
Trading cards and autographs		52			57			104			102
Other		72			92			144			200
Total		177			227			353			452
Unallocated amortization and depreciation		27			59			56			128
Consolidated amortization and depreciation	$	204		$	286		$	409		$	580
Stock-based compensation
Coins	$	68		$	-		$	84		$	-
Trading cards and autographs		12			-			15			-
Other		18			-			23			-
Total		98			-			122			-
Unallocated stock-based compensation		287			330			458			495
Consolidated stock-based compensation	$	385		$	330		$	580		$	495
Operating income before unallocated expenses
Coins	$	2,289		$	2,318		$	4,353		$	4,507
Trading cards and autographs		176			221			521			600
Other		53			25			417			226
Total		2,518			2,564			5,291			5,333
Unallocated operating expenses		(967	)		(1,099	)		(1,902	)		(2,072	)
Consolidated operating income	$	1,551		$	1,465		$	3,389		$	3,261

	At December 30,		At June 30,
	2010		2010
Identifiable Assets:
Coins	$	4,338	$	3,509
Trading cards and autographs		664		810
Other		4,367		4,460
Total		9,369		8,779
Unallocated assets		26,958		29,907
Consolidated assets	$	36,327	$	38,686
Goodwill:
Coins	$	515	$	515
Other		2,311		2,311
Consolidated goodwill	$	2,826	$	2,826

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9.             RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, a member of  the immediate family of Mr. David Hall, the President of the Company, paid grading and authentication fees to PCGS of $126,000 and $213,000, respectively, compared with $176,000 and $244,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.  At December 31, 2010, the amount owed to the Company was approximately $35,000, compared with $23,000 at June 30, 2010.

10.           CONTINGENCIES

The Company is named from time to time, as a defendant in lawsuits and disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business.  Currently, the Company is involved in a dispute with a former employee who has claimed $175,000.  Depending upon the outcome of this dispute, which will be decided at arbitration in March 2011, the Company could also be responsible for penalties and costs.  The Company is vigorously defending this matter.  Management of the Company believes that none of the lawsuits or disputes currently pending against it is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

11.           SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On January 25, 2011, the Company announced that in accordance with its dividend policy, the Board of Directors had approved a third quarter cash dividend of $0.325 per share of common stock, and such dividend will be paid on February 25, 2011 to stockholders of record on February 14, 2011.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

The discussion in this Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”).  Those Sections of the 1933 Act and 1934 Act provide a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their expected future financial performance so long as they provide meaningful, cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ from projected or anticipated results.  Other than statements of historical fact, all statements in this Report and, in partic ular, any projections of or statements as to our expectations or beliefs concerning our future financial performance or financial condition or as to trends in our business or in our markets, are forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "project," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may."  Our actual financial performance in future periods may differ significantly from the currently expected financial performance set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this Report.  The forward-looking statements and information contained in this Report are qualified in their entirety by, and readers of this Report are urged to read the risk factors that are described in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 (the “Fiscal 2010 10-K”) , which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 8, 2010.

Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained or recent trends that we describe in this Report, which speak only as of the date of this Report, or to make predictions about future performance based solely on historical financial performance.  We also disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Report or in our Fiscal 2010 10-K or any other prior filings with the SEC, except as may be required by applicable law or applicable Nasdaq rules.

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Our Business

Collectors Universe, Inc. (“we”, “us” “management” “our” or the “Company”) provides grading and authentication services to dealers and collectors of high-value coins, trading cards, event tickets, autographs, sports and historical memorabilia and stamps.  We believe that our authentication and grading services add value to these collectibles by providing dealers and collectors with a high level of assurance as to the authenticity and quality of the collectible they seek to buy or sell; thereby enhancing their marketability and providing increased liquidity to the dealers, collectors and consumers that own, buy and sell such collectibles.

We principally generate revenues from the fees paid for our authentication and grading services.  To a much lesser extent, we generate revenues from other related services which consist of: (i) the sale of advertising on our websites; (ii) the sale of printed publications and collectibles price guides and advertising in our publications and on our website; (iii) the sale of membership subscriptions in our Collectors Club, which is designed primarily to attract interest in high-value collectibles among new collectors; (iv) the sale of subscriptions to our CCE dealer-to-dealer Internet bid-ask market for certified coins and to our CoinFacts website, which offers a comprehensive one-stop source for historical U.S. numismatic information and value-added content; an d (v) the management and operation of collectibles trade shows and conventions.  We also generate revenues from sales of our collectibles inventory, which is primarily comprised of collectible coins that we have purchased under our coin grading warranty program; however, such product sales are neither the focus nor an integral part of our on-going revenue generating activities.

Factors That Can Affect our Financial Position and Operating Results

Factors that Can Affect our Revenues and our Gross Profit Margins.  Our authentication and grading fees accounted for approximately 80% of our total net revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2010.  The amount of such revenues and our gross profit margins are primarily affected by the volume and mix of coin and collectibles sales and purchase transactions by collectibles dealers and collectors, because our collectibles authentication and grading services generally facilitate sales and purchases of coins and other high value collectibles by providing dealers and collectors with a high level of assurance as to the authenticity and quality of the collectibles they seek to sell or buy.  Consequently, dealers and collectors most often submit coins a nd other collectibles to us for authentication and grading at those times when they are in the market to sell or buy coins and other high-value collectibles.

In addition, the level of our coin grading and authentication revenues are impacted by the level of modern coin submissions, which can be volatile, depending primarily on the timing and size of modern coin marketing programs by customers or dealers who specialize in sales of such coins.

Ultimately, the amounts of our authentication and grading revenues and gross profit margins are affected by (i) the volume and mix of authentication and grading submissions among coins and trading cards, on the one hand, and other collectibles on the other hand; (ii) in the case of coins and trading cards, the “turnaround” times requested by our customers, because we charge higher fees for faster service times; and (iii) the mix of authentication and grading submissions between vintage or “classic” coins and trading cards, on the one hand, and modern coins and trading cards, on the other hand, because dealers generally request faster turnaround times for vintage or classic coins and trading cards than they do for modern submissions, as vintage or classic collectibles are of significantly higher valu e and are more saleable by dealers than modern coins and trading cards.

Our revenues and gross profit margin are also affected by the level of coin authentication and grading submissions we receive at collectibles trade shows where we provide on-site authentication and grading services to show attendees, because they typically request higher priced same-day turnaround for the coins they submit to us for authentication and grading at those shows.  The level of trade show submissions varies from period to period depending upon a number of factors, including the number and the timing of the shows in each period and the volume of collectible coins that are bought and sold at those shows by dealers and collectors.  In addition, the number of such submissions and, therefore, the revenues and gross profit margin we generate from the authentication and grading of coins at trade shows can be impac ted by short-term changes in the prices of gold that sometimes occur around the time of the shows, because gold prices can affect the willingness of dealers and collectors to sell and purchase coins at the shows.

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Five of our coin authentication and grading customers accounted, in the aggregate, for approximately 13% of our total net revenues in the six months ended December 31, 2010.  As a result, the loss of any of those customers, or a significant decrease in the volume of grading submissions from any of them to us, could cause our net revenues to decline and, therefore, could adversely affect our results of operations.

The following tables provide information regarding the respective number of coins, trading cards, autographs, and stamps that were graded or authenticated by us in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and their estimated values, which are the amounts at which those coins, trading cards and stamps were declared for insurance purposes by the dealers and collectors who submitted them to us for grading and authentication (in thousands):

	Units Processed Three Months Ended December 31,								Declared Value (000) Three Months Ended December 31,
	2010				2009				2010				2009
Coins		403,600	56.9	%		400,200	56.7	%		287,155	91.6	%	$	293,317	92.3	%
Trading cards and autographs(1)		301,900	42.6	%		300,700	42.6	%		24,120	7.7	%		20,895	6.6	%
Stamps		3,900	0.5	%		4,700	0.7	%		2,163	0.7	%		3,623	1.1	%
Total		709,400	100.0	%		705,600	100.0	%		313,438	100.0	%	$	317,835	100.0	%

	Units Processed Six Months Ended December 31,								Declared Value (000) Six Months Ended December 31,
	2010				2009				2010				2009
Coins		851,500	56.6	%		758,900	54.1	%	$	616,132	91.6	%	$	569,624	91.6	%
Trading cards and autographs(1)		646,400	42.9	%		634,800	45.2	%		51,714	7.7	%		44,838	7.2	%
Stamps		7,800	0.5	%		10,100	0.7	%		4,730	0.7	%		7,340	1.2	%
Total		1,505,700	100.0	%		1,403,800	100.0	%	$	672,576	100.0	%	$	621,802	100.0	%

(1)   Consists of trading cards units graded by our PSA trading card authentication and grading business and autographs certified by our PSA/DNA autograph authentication and grading business.

Impact of Economic Conditions on our Financial Performance.  As discussed above, our operating results are affected by the volume of collectibles transactions by collectibles dealers and collectors which, in turn, is primarily affected by (i) the disposable income available to collectors and their confidence about future economic conditions, because high-value collectibles are generally viewed as luxury goods and are purchased with disposable income; (ii) the cash flows generated by collectibles dealers and their confidence about future economic conditions, which affect the willingness and the ability of such dealers to purchase collectibles for resale; (iii) the availability and cost of borrowings because collectibles dealers often rely on borrowings to fu nd their purchases of collectibles, (iv) prevailing and anticipated rates of inflation, because the threat of an actual increase in inflation often lead investors and consumers to purchase gold and silver coins as a hedge against inflation; and (v) the performance and volatility of the gold and other precious metals markets, which can affect the level of purchases and sales of collectible coins, because investors and consumers will often increase their purchases of hard assets, including gold coins if they believe that the market prices of hard assets will increase.  As a result, the volume of collectibles transactions and, therefore, the demand for our authentication and grading services, generally increase during periods characterized by economic growth, the availability of lower cost borrowings, or increases in inflation or in gold prices.  By contrast, collectibles transactions and, therefore, the demand for our services generally decline during periods characterized by econ omic downturns or recessions, declines in consumer and business confidence, an absence of inflationary pressure, or declines in the market prices of gold.  However, these conditions can sometimes counteract each other as it is not uncommon, for example, for investors to shift funds from gold to other investments during periods of economic growth and growing consumer and business confidence.

Despite the continued relatively sluggish economic recovery, our revenues in the first half of the current fiscal year increased by approximately 6%, compared to the same period of the prior year, and included an 8% increase in revenue from the authentication and grading of collectible coins, which is our largest grading and authentication market.  We believe those increases reflect the continued high prices of gold and inflationary concerns among collectors and investors, as well as customer-specific marketing initiatives that drive the grading of modern coins.  Our revenues are discussed in more detail below under the caption Results of Operations: “Net Revenues”.

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Factors That Can Affect our Financial Position.  A substantial number of our authentication and grading customers prepay our authentication and grading fees when they submit their collectibles to us for authentication and grading.  As a result, historically, we have been able to rely on internally generated cash and have never incurred borrowings to fund our continuing operations.  We currently expect that internally generated cash flow and current cash and cash equivalent balances will be sufficient to fund our continuing operations at least through the end of fiscal 2011.

In addition to the day-to-day operating performance of our business, our overall financial position can also be affected by the Company’s capital raising or stock buyback activities, the dividend policy adopted by the Board of Directors from time to time, and the Company’s decisions to invest in and to fund the acquisition of established businesses and or early stage businesses.  In the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company’s dividend policy was to pay dividends of $0.30 per share per quarter.  In October 2010, the Board of Directors increased the Company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.325 per share per quarter, for an expected annual dividend of $1.30 per share.  In addition, our financial position is impacted by the Company’s tax position in that the Company may only be r equired to pay minimum taxes, when it has net operating losses and other tax attributes available to offset current period taxable income.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Except as discussed below, during the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, there were no changes in the critical accounting policies or estimates that were described in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.  Readers of this report are urged to read that Section of that Annual Report for a more complete understanding and detailed discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates.

Goodwill.  We test the carrying value of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets at least annually on their respective acquisition anniversary dates, or more frequently if indicators of impairment are determined to exist.  When testing for impairment, we apply a discounted cash flow model or an income approach in determining a fair value that is used to estimate the fair value of the reporting unit on a total basis, which is then compared to the carrying value of the reporting unit.  If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the reporting unit, no impairment of goodwill exists as of the measurement date.  If the fair value is less than the carrying value, then there is the possibility of goodwill impa irment and further testing and re-measurement of goodwill is required. During the first quarter ended September 30, 2010, we completed the annual goodwill impairment evaluations with respect to the goodwill acquired in our fiscal year 2006 purchases of CCE and CoinFacts and the fiscal year 2007 acquisition of our Expos business, and determined that the carrying values of the acquired goodwill of these respective businesses were not impaired.

The use of the income approach in determining the fair value of our acquired businesses requires that future after-tax cash flows be discounted using a discount rate that reflects a risk adjusted weighted average cost of capital.  We determined the fair values of Expos using a discount rate of 17%, and we concluded that no impairment existed.  In making that determination, we considered the discount rate, revenue growth opportunities and other potential cost reduction scenarios when reviewing Expos, which we consider to be reasonable based upon the recurring and predictable nature of the revenues for this business and its existing cost structure.

Stock-Based Compensation.  We recognize share-based compensation attributable to service-based equity grants over the service period based on the grant date fair value.  For performance-based share grants with a financial performance goal, we begin to recognize compensation expense when it becomes probable that we will achieve the performance financial goal based on the grant date fair value.

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Fiscal 2011 Restricted Stock Awards.  On July 6, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved a management incentive compensation program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 (the “2011 Stock Incentive Program”).  Under the terms of that program, certain executive officers and management employees (“Participants”) were awarded 80,000 restricted shares.  Retention by each Participant of the restricted shares is subject to satisfaction of certain vesting requirements and, if a vesting requirement that applies to any of the shares is not satisfied; those shares will be forfeited and cancelled.  Those vesting requirements of the 2011 Stock Incentive Program are as follows:

(1)           Service-Based Vesting Requirement.  The vesting of 50% of the restricted shares (the “Service-Based Shares”) awarded is contingent on the Participant’s continued service with the Company; whereby 25% of the Time-Based Shares vest on each of June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

(2)           Performance-Based Vesting Requirement.  The vesting of the other fifty percent (50%) of the restricted shares awarded to each of these Participants (the “Performance-Based Shares”) is contingent on the Company’s achievement of a financial performance goal for fiscal 2011.  If that goal is not achieved, all of those Performance-Based Shares will be forfeited and cancelled.  On the other hand, if the Company achieves that fiscal 2011 financial performance goal, then (i) 50% of the Performance-Based Shares will vest when it is determined that the performance goal was achieved, provided that the Participant is still in the Company’s service at the end of fisca l 2011, (ii) another 25% of those shares will vest on June 30, 2012, provided the officer is still in the Company’s service at that time, and (iii) the final 25% of those shares will vest on June 30, 2013, provided the Participant is still in the Company’s service at that time, subject to acceleration of such vesting if a Participant’s service with the Company is terminated without cause.

In the first and second quarters of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense for the Service-Based Shares.  No compensation expense was recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 for the Performance-Based Shares, as it was too early in the year for management to determine that it was probable that the financial performance goal for fiscal 2011 would be achieved.  In the second quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company began recognizing stock-based compensation expense for the Performance-Based Shares and the expense of $176,000 recognized in the second quarter related to an expense of $88,000 for the second quarter and a catch-up expense of $88,000 related to the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

Fiscal 2010 Restricted Stock Awards.  In August 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors definitively determined that the Company had achieved the financial performance goal for fiscal 2010, and therefore one-third of the fiscal 2010 performance shares vested.  As a result, stock-based compensation on the remaining unvested shares granted will be recognized over the remaining service period.

Income Taxes, Deferred Tax Assets And Valuation Allowances.  At June 30, 2010, the Company released the valuation allowance that had been established in prior years against the Company’s deferred tax assets. The Company recognized an effective tax rate of approximately 41% in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010.

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Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2010 Versus the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2009.

The following table sets forth certain financial data, expressed as a percentage of net revenues, derived from our interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (included earlier in this Report) for the respective periods indicated below:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Net revenues		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Cost of revenues		40.6	%		40.9	%		39.6	%		40.5	%
Gross profit		59.4	%		59.1	%		60.4	%		59.5	%
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses		13.7	%		12.8	%		14.7	%		12.9	%
General and administrative expenses		29.6	%		29.8	%		28.2	%		28.7	%
Total operating expenses		43.3	%		42.6	%		42.9	%		41.6	%
Operating income		16.1	%		16.5	%		17.5	%		17.9	%
Interest and other income, net		0.3	%		0.1	%		0.3	%		0.3	%
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes		16.4	%		16.6	%		17.8	%		18.2	%
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		6.3	%		(2.3	)%		7.0	%		(0.4	)%
Income from continuing operations		10.1	%		18.9	%		10.8	%		18.6	%
Loss from discontinued operations,  net of income taxes		(0.2	)%		(5.7	)%		(0.2	)%		(3.1	)%
Net income		9.9	%		13.2	%		10.6	%		15.5	%

Net Revenues

Net revenues consist primarily of fees that we generate from the authentication and grading of high-value collectibles, including coins, trading cards, autographs and stamps.  To a lesser extent, we generate collectibles related service revenues (referred to as “other related revenues”) from sales of collectibles club memberships and advertising on our websites and in printed publications and collectibles price guides; subscription-based revenues primarily related to our CCE dealer-to-dealer Internet bid-ask market for coins authenticated and graded by us and CoinFacts; and fees earned from promoting, managing and operating collectibles conventions.  Net revenues also include, to a significantly lesser extent, revenues from the sales of products, which consist primarily of coins that we purchase under our warranty policy, and which are not considered to be an integral part of our ongoing revenue generating activities.

The following tables set forth the total net revenues for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 between grading and authentication services revenues, and other related services revenues (which is inclusive of product revenues):

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2010					2009
	Amount		% of Net Revenues			Amount		% of Net Revenues			Increase
											Amount		%
	(Dollars In Thousands)
Grading and authentication fees	$	7,808		81.3	%	$	7,514		84.6	%	$	294		3.9	%
Other related services and roducts sales		1,792		18.7	%		1,369		15.4	%		423		30.9	%
Total Net Revenues	$	9,600		100.0	%	$	8,883		100.0	%	$	717		8.1	%

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	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2010					2009
	Amount		% of Net Revenues			Amount		% of Net Revenues			Increase
											Amount		%
	(Dollars In Thousands)
Grading and authentication fees	$	15,580		80.5	%	$	14,995		82.5	%	$	585		3.9	%
Other related services and roduct sales		3,775		19.5	%		3,186		17.5	%		589		18.5	%
Total Net Revenues	$	19,355		100.0	%	$	18,181		100.0	%	$	1,174		6.5	%

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the increases (decreases) in net revenues in our larger markets (which are inclusive of revenues from our other related services) and in the number of units graded and authenticated  in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

	Three Months Ended December 31,
											2010 vs. 2009
	2010					2009					Increase (Decrease)
			% of Net					% of Net			Revenues					Units Processed
	Amount		Revenues			Amount		Revenues			Amounts		%			Number			%
Coins	$	6,276		65.4	%	$	5,851		65.9	%	$	425		7.3	%		3,400			0.8	%
Cards and autographs		2,384		24.8	%		2,304		25.9	%		80		3.5	%		1,200			0.4	%
Other (1)		940		9.8	%		728		8.2	%		212		29.1	%		(800	)		(17.0	)%
Net Revenues	$	9,600		100.0	%	$	8,883		100.0	%	$	717		8.1	%		3,800			0.5	%

	Six Months Ended December 31,
											2010 vs. 2009
	2010					2009					Increase (Decrease)
			% of Net					% of Net			Revenues					Units Processed
	Amount		Revenues			Amount		Revenues			Amounts		%			Number			%
Coins	$	12,252		63.3	%	$	11,386		62.6	%	$	866		7.6	%		92,600			12.2	%
Cards and autographs		4,976		25.7	%		4,870		26.8	%		106		2.2	%		11,600			1.8	%
Other (1)		2,127		11.0	%		1,925		10.6	%		202		10.5	%		(2,300	)		(22.8	)%
Net Revenues	$	19,355		100.0	%	$	18,181		100.0	%	$	1,174		6.5	%		101,900			7.3	%

(1)   Consists of stamps, CCE subscription business, CFC interest income our Expos convention revenues and coin product sales.

For the three months ended December 31, 2010, our net revenues increased by $717,000 or 8.1%, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2009 and comprised increases of $294,000 or 3.9%, in grading and authentication fees and $423,000 or 30.9% in other related services.  For the six months ended December 31, 2010, net revenues increased by $1,174,000, or 6.5%, and comprised increases in grading and authentication fees of $585,000 or 3.9% and $589,000 or 18.5% in other related services.

The increased grading and authentication fees in both the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2010,were primarily attributable to increases in coin fees of 5.3% in the second quarter and 5.7% for the six months.  Net grading and authentications fees for cards, autographs and stamps remained substantially unchanged in both the three and six months ended December 31, 2010.

The increase in the number of coins graded and authenticated of 1% in the quarter and 12% in the six months ended December 31, 2010, compared to the increased coin grading and authentication fees of 5.3% and 5.7% for the same three and six month periods, reflects the mix of fees earned from shows, vintage and modern coin grading in the respective periods.  In addition, although still relatively small, we have begun to generate coin grading and authentication revenues in Paris, France.  The level of modern coin revenue can be volatile due to specific customer activity or marketing programs in a given period.  Modern coins grading and authentication fees increased by 11% in the six months ended December 31, 2010, compared with 60% for fiscal year 2010 and 46% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, and it is unc ertain what level of growth in those revenues, if any, will be achieved in future quarters.

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The increases in other related services included increased subscription and advertising revenues, partially offset by a reduction in our Expos collectibles convention business.  In addition, in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, the Company earned product revenues of $212,000 and $280,000, respectively, compared with $22,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2009.

Gross Profit

Gross profit is calculated by subtracting the cost of revenues from net revenues.  Gross profit margin is gross profit stated as a percent of net revenues.  The costs of authentication and grading revenues consist primarily of labor to authenticate and grade collectibles, production costs, credit card fees, warranty expense, occupancy, security and insurance costs that directly relate to providing authentication and grading services.  Cost of revenues also includes printing, other direct costs of the revenues generated by our other non-grading related services and the costs of product revenues, which represent the carrying value of the inventory of products (primarily collectible coins) that we sold and any inventory related reserves, considered necessary.

Set forth below is information regarding our gross profit in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended December 31,										Six Months Ended December 31,
	2010					2009					2010					2009
			Gross Profit					Gross Profit					Gross Profit					Gross Profit
	Amount		Margin			Amount		Margin			Amounts		Margin			Amount		Margin
Gross profit	$	5,705		59.4	%	$	5,250		59.1	%	$	11,686		60.4	%	$	10,809		59.5	%

As indicated in the above table, our gross profit margin increased from 59.1% and 59.5% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively, compared to 59.4% and 60.4% for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively.  Excluding the effect of product sales in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, the adjusted gross profit margin would have been 58.9% in the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 60.4% for the six months ended December 31, 2010.  There can be some variability in the gross profit margin depending upon the mix of revenues in the quarter.  In addition, because our revenues are generally lower during the second fiscal quarter than in other quarterly periods, due to the holidays that occur in that quarter, the resulting gross profit margin can be low er due to the relatively fixed nature of certain of our direct costs.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses include advertising and promotions costs, trade-show related expenses, customer service personnel costs, depreciation and outside services.  Set forth below is information regarding our selling and marketing expenses in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	December 31,		December 31,
	2010	2009	2010	2009
Selling and marketing expenses	$   1,317	$            1,141	$2,841	$          2,336
Percent of net revenue	13.7%	12.8%	14.7%	12.9%

The increases of $176,000 and $505,000 in selling and marketing expenses in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010,  respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year were attributable to increased trade show costs, business development costs and incentives and general marketing costs.  The increased trade show costs in the second quarter related to conducting two shows in Paris, France as part of our expansion into Europe.  The increased trade show costs for the six months, were due primarily to (i) one of the more important annual national shows being staged on the East Coast this year, whereas it was staged in California last year; thereby leading to increased travel costs; (ii) we conducted an extra Members-Only show for our important dealers; and (iii) we conducted a total of three shows in Paris, France.

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General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses are comprised primarily of compensation paid to general and administrative personnel, including executive management, finance and accounting and information technology personnel, facilities management costs, depreciation, amortization and other miscellaneous expenses (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
General and administrative expenses	$	2,837		$	2,644		$	5,456		$	5,212
Percent of net revenue		29.6	%		29.8	%		28.2	%		28.7	%

G&A expenses increased by $193,000 and $244,000 in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, compared to the same period of fiscal 2009 and represented 29.6% and 28.2% of revenues in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, compared to 29.7% and 28.7% of revenues in the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.  The dollar increases included outside consultant services, incurred in connection with the development of a more advanced technology system to identify counterfeit or altered coins that are sometimes submitted to us for authentication and grading, increased payroll costs to support the growth of the business and outside legal services incurred.  In addition, non-cash stock-based compensation incre ased by $55,000 and $85,000 in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, related to restricted stock grants to management (see “Stock-Based Compensation below”).

Stock-Based Compensation

As discussed in Note 1, Stock-Based Compensation to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, included elsewhere in this report, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands), as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
Included In:	2010		2009		2010		2009
General and administrative expense	$	385	$	330	$	580	$	495

The increases in stock-based compensation expense of $55,000 and $85,000 in the three and six months ended December 30, 2010 was due to the grant of restricted stock in the first quarters of fiscal 2010 and 2011.  The expense associated with the fiscal 2010 grants will be recognized through fiscal year 2012.

The following table sets forth unrecognized compensation cost totaling $1,134,000 related to non-vested stock-based awards expected to be recognized through fiscal year 2013 and is inclusive of and assumes $322,000 of performance-based stock compensation expense related to the July 2010 stock grants is required to be recognized.  The following amounts and time periods do not reflect the costs or effects of (i) possible grant of additional stock-based compensation awards in the future or (ii) any change that may occur in the Company’s forfeiture percentage (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ending June 30,	Amount
2011 (remaining 6 months)	$	551
2012		542
2013		41
	$	1,134

 See Note 1, “Stock-Based Compensation Expense” for a more detailed description of the restricted stock grants that were granted in fiscal 2010 and 2011.

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Interest and Other Income, Net:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2010		2009		2010		2009
	(In Thousands)
Interest and Other Income, net	$	28	$	12	$	52	$	52

Interest income is generated primarily on cash and cash equivalent balances that we invest primarily in highly liquid money-market accounts.  Interest income, net was $22,000 and $51,000 in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, compared with $12,000 and $26,000 for the same periods of the prior year, respectively.

   Income Tax Expense

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	December 31,					December 31,
	2010		2009			2010		2009
	(In Thousands)
Provision (benefit) for income tax	$	609	$	(202	)	$	1,354	$	(75	)

The income tax provisions of $609,000 and $1,354,000 in the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, represented an estimated annual effective tax rate of approximately 41% for fiscal 2011, partially offset by an income tax benefit of approximately $60,000 related to the exercise of incentive stock options in the second quarter.  The income benefits of $202,000 and $75,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively, reflected an estimated annual effective rate of 5% and a federal income tax benefit of $248,000 related to the suspension of the 90% Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) limitation for the carryback of net operating losses.

Discontinued Operations

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
	(In Thousands)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(22	)	$	(508	)	$	(35	)	$	(561	)

The losses from discontinued operations (net of income taxes) of $22,000 and $35,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, primarily related to accretion expense associated with the Company’s ongoing obligations for the New York City facilities, formerly occupied by our discontinued jewelry businesses, net of a reduction in a severance accrual of $22,000 in the six months ended December 31, 2010.  The losses from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, of $508,000 and $561,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, were related to $405,000 associated with additional accruals recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 for the leased facilities in New York City, which we were required to carry at the fair value of the remaining lease obligations.  In addition, losses from discontinued operations included interest accretion of $118,000 and reserves established for assets to be sold.  As discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010, in May 2010, the Company entered into two agreements to reduce its lease obligations, whereby one lease was sublet to a third party, and the second facility was returned to the landlord, and the lease terminated with only a financial obligation remaining.  No income tax benefit was recorded in connection with the losses from discontinued operations in the three and six months ended December 31, 2009.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Equivalent Balances.

Historically, we have been able to rely on internally generated funds, rather than borrowings, as our primary source of funds to support our operations, because many of our authentication and grading customers prepay our fees at the time they submit their collectibles to us for authentication and grading.

At December 31, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $18,955,000, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $20,321,000 at June 30, 2010.

Cash Flows.

Cash Flows from Continuing Operations.  During the six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, our operating activities from continuing operations generated cash of $3,285,000 and $3,891,000, respectively, primarily attributable to the income from operations that we generated during those six-month periods.  The reduction in the cash flows from operations in the six months ended December 31, 2010, compared to the six months ended December 31, 2009, despite pre-tax income being about the same, reflects working capital timing issues that included the payment of annual employee incentives, the purchase of coin and consumable inventories, the payment of other operating vendor balances and the collection of refundable income taxes and account receivable bala nces.

Cash Flows of Discontinued Operations.  Discontinued operations used cash of $376,000 and $629,000 in the six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  In the six months ended December 31, 2010, cash used in discontinued operations primarily related to payments related to our ongoing obligations for the New York facilities, formerly occupied by our jewelry businesses, and the payment of a severance obligation of $135,000 related to the closure of the jewelry business.  During the six months ended December 31, 2009, we used approximately $347,000 to meet the facility-related obligations for the New York facilities, and approximately $85,000 was used to pay severance payments to former employees of the jewelry businesses, and $60,00 0 was used to settle a legal claim arising from our discontinued auction businesses.

Cash from or used in Investing Activities.  Investing activities used cash of $204,000, during the six months ended December 31, 2010, compared with cash generated of $2,328,000 in the six months ended December 31, 2009.  In the six months ended December 31, 2010, the payment of $294,000 for capital expenditures and capitalized software costs were partially offset by cash received of $44,000 for the sale of property and equipment and the collection of notes receivable of $46,000 related to the sale of discontinued businesses.  In 2009, cash generated comprised of $2,348,000 of cash receipts in connection with the repayment of a CFC customer note receivable, $117,000 of cash receipts related to the sale of discontinued businesses, net of $137,00 0 related to the purchase of fixed assets.

Cash used in Financing Activities.  In the six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, financing activities used net cash of $4,071,000 and $10,764,000, respectively.  In the six months ended December 31, 2010, the Company received cash proceeds of $871,000 from the exercise of stock options and used cash of $4,942,000 to pay our quarterly dividends to stockholders.  In the six months ended December 31, 2009, we used $8,911,000 to repurchase shares of our common stock pursuant to a “Dutch Auction” tender offer and $1,853,000 to pay quarterly dividends to stockholders.

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Outstanding Financial Obligations

Continuing Operations.  The following table sets forth the amounts of our financial obligations, consisting primarily of rent expense, and sublease income, under operating leases for our continuing operations, in each of the years indicated below:

Fiscal Year	Gross Amount		Sublease Income		Net
2011(remaining six months)	$	605	$	22	$	583
2012		1,261		43		1,218
2013		1,271		45		1,226
2014		1,191		46		1,145
2015		1,155		47		1,108
Thereafter		4,271		191		4,080
	$	9,754	$	394	$	9,360

Discontinued Operations.  The following table sets forth our expected remaining minimum base obligations under the two facilities, in New York City, that had formerly been occupied by our discontinued jewelry authentication and grading businesses.  Those obligations are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015 and 2017, respectively.

Fiscal Year	Gross Amount		Sublease Income		Net
2011(remaining six months)	$	328	$	86	$	242
2012		675		174		501
2013		721		181		540
2014		759		192		567
2015		794		195		599
Thereafter		1,350		99		1,251
	$	4,627	$	927	$	3,700
Less:  Accrual at December 31, 2010						(3,184	)
					$	516

The accrual for facility-related obligations at December 31, 2010 includes an estimate of the minimum lease payments of $3,184,000 and an estimate of the operating expenses related to the leased properties of $120,000.

With the exception of facility obligations for continuing and discontinued operations, we do not have any material financial obligations, such as long-term debt, capital leases or purchase obligations.

Dividends. In the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company’s quarterly dividend policy was to pay cash dividends of $0.30 per share per quarter.  On October 6, 2010, our Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.325 per share of common stock, for an expected total annual cash dividend of $1.30 per common share.  The first quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.325 per share under this policy was paid on November 19, 2010 to stockholders of record on November 5, 2010.

The declaration of cash dividends in the future, pursuant to our current dividend policy, is subject to determination each quarter by the Board of Directors based on a number of factors, including the Company’s financial performance, its available cash resources, its cash requirements and alternative uses of cash that the Board may conclude would represent an opportunity to generate a greater return on investment for the Company.  For these reasons, as well as others, there can be no assurance that the Board of Directors will not decide to reduce the amount, or suspend or discontinue the payment, of cash dividends in the future.

Share Buyback Program.  In December 2005, our Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program that authorized up to $10,000,000 of stock repurchases in open market or privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, when opportunities to make such repurchases, at attractive prices, become available.  At December 31, 2010, we continued to have $3.7 million available under this program.  No open market repurchases of common stock have been made under this program since the fourth fiscal quarter of 2008.

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Future Uses and Sources of Cash.  We plan to use our cash resources, consisting of available cash and cash equivalent balances, together with internally generated cash flows, (i) to introduce new collectibles related services for our customers; (ii) to fund working capital requirements; (iii) to fund the payment of cash dividends; (iv) to pay the obligations under the leases for the two facilities formerly occupied by our discontinued jewelry businesses; and (v) for other general corporate purposes which may include additional repurchases of common stock under our stock buyback program.

Although we have no current plans to do so, we also may seek borrowings or credit facilities and we may issue additional shares of our stock to finance the growth of our collectibles businesses.  However, due primarily to the uncertainties about the strength of the economic recovery in the United States, there is no assurance that we would be able to obtain such borrowings or generate additional capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued amended fair value disclosure guidance.  The new guidance requires disclosure of transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements including a description of the reasons for the transfer where significant and disclosure of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, including information on a gross basis regarding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. Amendments to existing guidance were also made regarding classes of assets and liabilities and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The Company will adopt this guidance on July 1, 2011.  Management does not expect the adoption of these standards to have any material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 4T.      CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any system of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

In accordance with SEC rules, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness, as of December 31, 2010, of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act).  Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2010, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, incl uding our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2010, that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

There are no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of Part 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 that we filed with the SEC on September 8, 2010.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit 31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.
Date:           February 8, 2011	By:	/s/ MICHAEL J. MCCONNELL
		Michael J. McConnell
		Chief Executive Officer

		COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.
Date:           February 8, 2011	By:	/s/ JOSEPH J. WALLACE
		Joseph J. Wallace
		Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Number	Description
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act  of 2002

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