EXHIBIT 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-8  (Nos.  333-82085,  333-82083,  333-87313,  333-61634,
333-61636,  and 333-122490) and on Form S-3 (No.  333-87329) of our report dated
January  28,  2005,  relating  to  the  consolidated   financial  statements  of
Pennsylvania  Commerce  Bancorp,  Inc.  which  appear  in the  Annual  Report to
Shareholders,  which is  incorporated  by reference in its Annual Report on Form
10-K.




                                                  /s/ Beard Miller Company LLP

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
March 25, 2005







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