Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 20, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in Crown
Cork & Seal Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of our report dated June 22, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Retirement
Thrift Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2000