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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As Filed With the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;10, 2002</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-___________</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington. D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.</B><BR>
<I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
<I>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</I></FONT></TD>
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<B>33-0846191</B><BR>
<I>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</I></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1921 E. Alton Avenue, Santa Ana, California 92705</B><BR>
<I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</I></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Roger W. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Collectors Universe, Inc.<BR>
1936 Deere Street<BR>
Santa Ana, California 92705<BR>
<I>(Name and address of agent for service)</I></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(949)&nbsp;567-1234<BR>
<I>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:<BR>
Ben A. Frydman, Esq.<BR>
Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth, a Professional Corporation<BR>
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite&nbsp;1600, Newport Beach, California 92660<BR>
(949)&nbsp;725-4000</FONT>

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$0.001 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,450,000 </FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="98%"><FONT size="2">1,748,575 shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 1999
Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;1999 Plan&#148;) were registered on a Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 on April&nbsp;11, 2000 (Registration Statement 333- 34558).</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="98%"><FONT size="2">The aggregate offering price for 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock
registered hereby which may be issued under the 1999 Plan, is estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, in a accordance
with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1), on the basis of the price of securities of the same
class as determined in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c), using the average of the
high and low price reported by The Nasdaq National Market for the Common
Stock on April&nbsp;8, 2002, which was $1.16</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><I>The Exhibit&nbsp;Index appears after the signature Page of this Registration Statement.</I></B></FONT>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a80665ex5-1.htm">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement relates to the Collector Universe, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;1999 Plan&#148;).
Initially, an aggregate of 1,748,575 shares of common stock were available for
grant or award under the 1999 Plan, and such 1,748,575 shares were registered
on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;11, 2000
(Registration No.&nbsp;333- 34558). In September 2000, the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors approved an increase of 1,250,000 shares of common stock issuable
under the 1999 Plan and on December&nbsp;5, 2000, the Company&#146;s stockholders
approved such increase, bringing the total number of shares authorized for
grant or award thereunder to 2,998,575.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents listed below have been filed by Collectors Universe, Inc.
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and are
incorporated herein by reference:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The contents of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(Registration No.&nbsp;333- 34558).
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
June&nbsp;30, 2001 filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;25, 2001, as amended by
Form&nbsp;10-K/A filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;26, 2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended
September&nbsp;30, 2001 and December&nbsp;31, 2001, filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;13,
2001 and February&nbsp;14, 2002, respectively.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp; The Company&#146;s Proxy Statement for its 2001 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;24, 2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp; The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that is contained in
the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the
Exchange Act on November&nbsp;1, 1999, including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating that description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp; All other reports filed by Collectors Universe pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report
referred to in (b)&nbsp;above.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all of such securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from
the date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any future
annual or quarterly report to stockholders or document that is not deemed filed
under such provisions. For the purposes of this registration statement, any
statement in a document incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this
registration statement modifies or supersedes a statement in such document.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify its directors
and officers and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest
extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
&#147;DGCL&#148;). The Company believes that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at
least negligence and gross negligence by indemnified parties, and permits the
Company to advance litigation expenses in the case of
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<P><FONT size="2">stockholder derivative actions or other actions, against an undertaking by
the indemnified party to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined
that the indemnified party is not entitled to indemnification. The Company
maintains liability insurance for its officers and directors.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides that, pursuant to the DGCL, its directors shall not be
liable for monetary damages for breach of the directors&#146; fiduciary duty to the
Company and its stockholders. This provision in the Certificate of
Incorporation does not eliminate the directors&#146; fiduciary duty, and in
appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief will remain available under the DGCL. In addition, each
director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of the director&#146;s
duty of loyalty to the Company for acts or omissions not in good faith or
involving intentional misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for actions
leading to improper personal benefit to the director, and for payment of
dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful
under the DGCL. The provision also does not affect a director&#146;s
responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or
state or federal environmental laws.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has entered into separate indemnification agreements with its
directors and officers. These agreements require the Company, among other
things, to indemnify them against liabilities that may arise by reason of their
status or service as directors or officers (other than liabilities arising from
actions not taken in good faith or in a manner the indemnitee believed to be
opposed to the best interests of the Company), and to advance their expenses
incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be
indemnified. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling
the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed
that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth, a Professional
Corporation, counsel to the Registrant.</FONT></TD>
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10.1</FONT></TD>
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Collectors Universe 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth, a Professional
Corporation (see Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by these paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Newport Beach, State of California,
on the 8th
day of April, 2002.
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        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael J. Lewis</FONT></TD>
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Michael J. Lewis, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned directors and officers of Collectors Universe, Inc.,
do hereby constitute and appoint Michael J. Lewis and Roger W. Johnson, or
either of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, to sign for us or any
of us in our names and in the capacities indicated below, any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents
required in connection therewith, and to do any and all acts and things in our
names and in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents,
or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said corporation
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,
regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in
connection with this Registration Statement; and we do hereby ratify and
confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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<B>Roger W. Johnson</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
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<B>David G. Hall</B></FONT></TD>
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President and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Van D. Simmons<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<B>Van D. Simmons</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ A. Clinton Allen<BR>
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<B>A. Clinton Allen</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<B>Q. David Bowers</B></FONT></TD>
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Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ben A. Frydman<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<B>Ben A. Frydman</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James H. O&#146;Neal<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<B>James H. O&#146;Neal</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael J. Lewis<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
<B>Michael J. Lewis</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 8, 2002</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth, a
Professional Corporation, counsel to the Registrant.
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10.1</FONT></TD>
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Collectors Universe 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson &#038; Rauth, a
Professional Corporation (see Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page to
this Registration Statement.
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Collectors Universe, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As Filed With the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 10, 2002
Registration No. 333-___________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington. D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
33-0846191
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1921 E. Alton Avenue, Santa Ana, California 92705
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Roger W. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
Collectors Universe, Inc.
1936 Deere Street
Santa Ana, California 92705
(Name and address of agent for service)
(949) 567-1234
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Ben A. Frydman, Esq.
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600, Newport Beach, California 92660
(949) 725-4000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
To Be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
$0.001 par value
1,250,000 shares
$
1.16
(2)
$
1,450,000
(2)
$
133.40
(1)
1,748,575 shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 1999
Stock Incentive Plan (the "1999 Plan") were registered on a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 on April 11, 2000 (Registration Statement 333- 34558).
(2)
The aggregate offering price for 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock
registered hereby which may be issued under the 1999 Plan, is estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, in a accordance
with Rule 457(h)(1), on the basis of the price of securities of the same
class as determined in accordance with Rule 457(c), using the average of the
high and low price reported by The Nasdaq National Market for the Common
Stock on April 8, 2002, which was $1.16
The Exhibit Index appears after the signature Page of this Registration Statement.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 10.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This registration statement relates to the Collector Universe, Inc. (the
"Company" or the "Registrant") 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1999 Plan").
Initially, an aggregate of 1,748,575 shares of common stock were available for
grant or award under the 1999 Plan, and such 1,748,575 shares were registered
on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2000
(Registration No. 333- 34558). In September 2000, the Company's Board of
Directors approved an increase of 1,250,000 shares of common stock issuable
under the 1999 Plan and on December 5, 2000, the Company's stockholders
approved such increase, bringing the total number of shares authorized for
grant or award thereunder to 2,998,575.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed below have been filed by Collectors Universe, Inc.
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)  The contents of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333- 34558).
(b)  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2001 filed with the Commission on September 25, 2001, as amended by
Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on September 26, 2001.
(c)  The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on November 13,
2001 and February 14, 2002, respectively.
(d)  The Company's Proxy Statement for its 2001 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders filed with the SEC on October 24, 2001.
(d)  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock that is contained in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act on November 1, 1999, including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating that description.
(e)  All other reports filed by Collectors Universe pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report
referred to in (b) above.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all of such securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from
the date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any future
annual or quarterly report to stockholders or document that is not deemed filed
under such provisions. For the purposes of this registration statement, any
statement in a document incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this
registration statement modifies or supersedes a statement in such document.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify its directors
and officers and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest
extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"DGCL"). The Company believes that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at
least negligence and gross negligence by indemnified parties, and permits the
Company to advance litigation expenses in the case of
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stockholder derivative actions or other actions, against an undertaking by
the indemnified party to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined
that the indemnified party is not entitled to indemnification. The Company
maintains liability insurance for its officers and directors.
In addition, the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides that, pursuant to the DGCL, its directors shall not be
liable for monetary damages for breach of the directors' fiduciary duty to the
Company and its stockholders. This provision in the Certificate of
Incorporation does not eliminate the directors' fiduciary duty, and in
appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief will remain available under the DGCL. In addition, each
director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of the director's
duty of loyalty to the Company for acts or omissions not in good faith or
involving intentional misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for actions
leading to improper personal benefit to the director, and for payment of
dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful
under the DGCL. The provision also does not affect a director's
responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or
state or federal environmental laws.
The Company has entered into separate indemnification agreements with its
directors and officers. These agreements require the Company, among other
things, to indemnify them against liabilities that may arise by reason of their
status or service as directors or officers (other than liabilities arising from
actions not taken in good faith or in a manner the indemnitee believed to be
opposed to the best interests of the Company), and to advance their expenses
incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be
indemnified. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling
the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed
that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional
Corporation, counsel to the Registrant.
10.1
Collectors Universe 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
23.1
Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional
Corporation (see Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this
Registration Statement)
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by these paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Newport Beach, State of California,
on the 8th
day of April, 2002.
COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC
By:
/s/ Michael J. Lewis
Michael J. Lewis, Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of Collectors Universe, Inc.,
do hereby constitute and appoint Michael J. Lewis and Roger W. Johnson, or
either of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, to sign for us or any
of us in our names and in the capacities indicated below, any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents
required in connection therewith, and to do any and all acts and things in our
names and in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents,
or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said corporation
to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,
regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in
connection with this Registration Statement; and we do hereby ratify and
confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Roger W. Johnson
Roger W. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
April 8, 2002
/s/ David G. Hall
David G. Hall
President and Director
April 8, 2002
/s/ Van D. Simmons
Van D. Simmons
Director
April 8, 2002
/s/ A. Clinton Allen
A. Clinton Allen
Director
April 8, 2002
Q. David Bowers
Director
April _, 2002
/s/ Ben A. Frydman
Ben A. Frydman
Director
April 8, 2002
/s/ James H. O'Neal
James H. O'Neal
Director
April 8, 2002
/s/ Michael J. Lewis
Michael J. Lewis
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
April 8, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequential
Number
Description
Page Number
5.1
Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a
Professional Corporation, counsel to the Registrant.
See attached
10.1
Collectors Universe 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
See attached
23.1
Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a
Professional Corporation (see Exhibit 5.1).
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23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
See attached
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to
this Registration Statement.
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