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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
1800 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
December 5, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Strong Common Stock Fund, Inc.
(File Nos. 33-25399 and 811-5687)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Strong Common Stock Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation"), we
are filing, pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this letter certifying that the Prospectuses and Statement of
Additional Information dated November 30, 2000 do not differ from those
contained in the Fund's Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 which was filed via
EDGAR on November 29, 2000.
Please contact me at (202) 467-7654 if you have any questions or comments
concerning this filing.
Sincerely,
/s/ W. John McGuire
W. John McGuire
