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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP
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                                                                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


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