Exhibit 23
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             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
of PGI Incorporated and subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File 2-77149) of our
report dated March 15, 2001, relating to the consolidated financial statements
of PGI Incorporated and subsidiaries which report is included in this Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph
regarding uncertainty as to the ability of the Company to continue as a
going concern.

St. Louis, Missouri                                       /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
March 30, 2001