Exhibit 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 15, 2000, relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Leucadia National Corporation, which is incorporated by reference in Leucadia
National Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
March 15, 2000, relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in
such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, NY
December 8, 2000
