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                                                                      Exhibit 23



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-70761, 333-29483 and 333-90231) and Form
S-8 (File Nos. 333-69895 and 33-67962) of Ohio Casualty Corporation of our
report dated February 3, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial
statement schedules, which appears in this Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 10, 2000






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