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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE


To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Collectors Universe, Inc.

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements
No. 333-34554, No. 333-34556 and No. 333-34558 of Collectors Universe, Inc. on
Form S-8 of our report dated September 5, 2000, relating to the financial
statements of Collectors Universe, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company),
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Collectors Universe, Inc. for
the year ended June 30, 2000.

         Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our
aforementioned report also included the financial statement schedule of
Collectors Universe, Inc. and subsidiaries, listed in Item 14. This financial
statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion,
such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects
the information set forth therein.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Costa Mesa, California
September 27, 2000