CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 9, 2004 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in
Leucadia National Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003. We also consent to the references to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, NY
July 20, 2004