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              Exhibit 16






November 4, 2011


Office of the Chief Accountant

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N. E.

Washington, D.C.  20549


Ladies and Gentlemen:


We have read the comments made regarding us in Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of 1st Century Bancshares, Inc. dated November 1, 2011 and filed November 4, 2011, and are in agreement with those statements.


/s/ Perry-Smith LLP

Sacramento, California


cc:

Mr. Stanley Zax

Audit Committee Chair

1st Century Bancshares, Inc.