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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 filed on or about
May 29, 1997, December 2, 1998 and August 8, 2000 of Potters Financial
Corporation of our report dated February 1, 2001 related to the consolidated
balance sheets of Potters Financial Corporation as of December 31, 2000 and 1999
and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ending December 31, 2000, which report is included in this Form 10-KSB.


                                            /s/ CROWE, CHIZEK AND COMPANY LLP
                                            Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP

Columbus, Ohio
March 20, 2001