Collectors Universe to Present at the 10th Annual Needham Growth Conference on January 9th

   

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 7 — Collectors Universe, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLCT), a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, diamonds and colored gemstones, will present at the 10th Annual Needham Growth Conference being held January 8 - 11, 2008 at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

Collectors Universe Chief Executive Officer Michael Haynes will present at 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 9th and host a 30-minute breakout session at 2:00 p.m. ET. A live and archived audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Collectors Universe website at http://www.collectors.com under Investor Relations: Events and Presentations. The webcast archive will be available for 90 days.

The 10th Annual Needham Growth Conference will feature presentations by approximately 400 companies in sectors including: Communications Technology & Services, Consumer, Industrial & Diversified Growth, Internet Services & Digital Media, IT Hardware & Consumer Electronics, Medical Technology & Services, Semiconductors, Software and Storage Networking.

ABOUT COLLECTORS UNIVERSE

Collectors Universe, Inc. is a leading provider of value added services to the high-value collectibles and diamond and colored gemstones markets. The Company authenticates and grades collectible coins, sports cards, autographs, stamps, currency, diamonds and colored gemstones. The Company also compiles and publishes authoritative information about United States and world coins, collectible sports cards and sports memorabilia, collectible stamps, diamonds and colored gemstones. This information is accessible to collectors and dealers at the Company’s web site, http://www.collectors.com, and is also published in print.

CONTACT:
Brandi Piacente of The Piacente Group,
+1-212-481-2050, brandi@tpg-ir.com, for Collectors Universe, Inc.
Web site: http://www.collectors.com

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