Form 3
Form 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*     

Wilcox Jr., Richard W.
(Last)       (First)       (Middle)

4161 NW 5 Street
(Street)

Plantation, Florida 33317
(City)       (State)       (Zip)
 2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)

01/31/2003
 		4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

21st Century Holding Company   (TCHC)
3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(voluntary)


 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                  (Check all applicable)
_X_ Director                          ___ 10% Owner
___ Officer (give title below)   ___ Other (specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of
Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership
Form: Direct
(D) or Indirect
(I)  (Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 12,000 D  
Common Stock 1,000 I held by Richard W. Wilcox IRA
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying
Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or
Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security 		5. Ownership
Form of
Derivative
Security:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount
or
Number
of
Shares
Options 01/31/2004 (1) 01/30/2009 Common Stock 10,000 12.50 D  
Explanation of Responses:

1. The options vest 20% per year beginning January 31, 2004.
** Intentional misstatements || omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). 		/s/ Richard W. Wilcox, Jr.
**Signature of Reporting Person
Richard W. Wilcox, Jr. 		02/04/2003 
Date
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