UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         Date of Report: August 5, 2004


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

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


       01-13409                                            36-4180556
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)


1300 Arlington Heights Road,   Itasca, Illinois                          60143
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 438-3000



Item 12  Results of operations and financial condition
         Press release:  Midas delivers solid results and returns to
         profitability  (See Exhibit 99.1)

NOTE:  The  information,  including  Exhibit  99.1,  in this  Form  8-K is being
furnished  and shall not be deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of Section 18 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference
into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,  except as shall  otherwise be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.



                                    SIGNATURE

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

Date:  August 5, 2004                               MIDAS, INC.

                                                    By: /s/ William M. Guzik
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                                                        William M. Guzik
                                                        Chief Financial Officer



INDEX TO EXHIBITS:


Exhibit
Number                            Description
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99.1                  Press release: Midas delivers solid results and returns to
                      profitability