EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT


      In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of 21st Century
Holding Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Richard A. Widdicombe, Chief
Executive Officer of 21st Century Holding Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of 21st Century Holding Company.


By:  /s/ Richard A. Widdicombe
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Richard A. Widdicombe
Chief Executive Officer