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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Numbers 33-5300 and 333-70710) of Harsco Corporation of
our report dated June 27, 2003 relating to the financial statements of the
Harsco Corporation Savings Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.


/S/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 27, 2003

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