NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Collectors
Universe, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLCT), a leading provider of value-added
authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of
high-value collectibles, today announced that, pursuant to its
previously adopted dividend policy, the Board of Directors has declared
the Company's quarterly cash dividend of $0.325 per share of common
stock for the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The cash dividend will be
paid on August 31, 2012 to stockholders of record on August 17, 2012.

About Collectors Universe

Collectors Universe, Inc. is a leading provider of value-added services
to the high-value collectibles markets. The Company authenticates and
grades collectible coins, trading cards, event tickets, autographs and
memorabilia ("collectibles"). The Company also compiles and publishes
authoritative information about United States and world coins,
collectible trading cards and sports memorabilia, collectible stamps,
and operates its CCE dealer-to-dealer Internet bid-ask market for
certified coins and its Expos trade show and conventions business. This
information is accessible to collectors and dealers at the Company's
website, http://www.collectors.com and is also published in print.

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CONTACT: Joseph Wallace
         Chief Financial Officer
         Collectors Universe
         949-567-1245
         Email: jwallace@collectors.com