================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ---------- Date of report (date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2004 Collectors Universe, Inc. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE -------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-27887 33-0846191 (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 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 _________________________________________________________________ (Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report ITEM 5 OTHER EVENTS On March 1, 2004, Collectors Universe, Inc. issued a press release announcing "Collectors Universe Exits Retail Coin Sales Business." (C) Exhibit DESCRIPTION ------- ------------------------------------------------------ 99.1 Press Release - Collectors Universe, Inc. Exits Retail Coin Sales Business - March 1, 2004 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. By: /s/ MICHAEL J. LEWIS ------------------------------------ MICHAEL J. LEWIS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Dated: March 1, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release - Collectors Universe, Inc. Exits Retail Coin Sales Business - March 1, 2004