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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-4 of our  report  dated  March  11,  2005  relating  to the
financial statements, financial statement schedules,  management's assessment of
the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial   reporting  and  the
effectiveness  of internal  control over financial  reporting,  which appears in
Leucadia National  Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the
year ended  December 31, 2004.  We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
June 14, 2005


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