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          </transactionShares>
          <transactionPricePerShare>
              <value>50.87</value>
          </transactionPricePerShare>
          <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
              <value>A</value>
          </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
      </transactionAmounts>
      <exerciseDate>
              <footnoteId id="F10" />
      </exerciseDate>
      <expirationDate>
              <footnoteId id="F10" />
      </expirationDate>
      <underlyingSecurity>
          <underlyingSecurityTitle>
              <value>$5 Par Common Stock</value>
          </underlyingSecurityTitle>
          <underlyingSecurityShares>
              <value>37.00</value>
          </underlyingSecurityShares>
      </underlyingSecurity>
      <postTransactionAmounts>
          <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
              <value>996.00</value>
          </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
      </postTransactionAmounts>
      <ownershipNature>
          <directOrIndirectOwnership>
              <value>I</value>
          </directOrIndirectOwnership>
          <natureOfOwnership>
              <value>Supplemental ISP</value>
          </natureOfOwnership>
      </ownershipNature>
   </derivativeTransaction>
   <derivativeTransaction>
      <securityTitle>
          <value>Employee Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)</value>
      </securityTitle>
      <conversionOrExercisePrice>
          <value>31.1250</value>
      </conversionOrExercisePrice>
      <transactionDate>
          <value>2003-11-12</value>
      </transactionDate>
      <transactionCoding>
          <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
          <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
          <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
      </transactionCoding>
      <transactionAmounts>
          <transactionShares>
              <value>3300.00</value>
          </transactionShares>
          <transactionPricePerShare>
              <value>0</value>
          </transactionPricePerShare>
          <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
              <value>D</value>
          </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
      </transactionAmounts>
      <exerciseDate>
          <value>1997-02-13</value>
      </exerciseDate>
      <expirationDate>
          <value>2006-02-13</value>
      </expirationDate>
      <underlyingSecurity>
          <underlyingSecurityTitle>
              <value>$5 Par Common Stock</value>
          </underlyingSecurityTitle>
          <underlyingSecurityShares>
              <value>3300.00</value>
          </underlyingSecurityShares>
      </underlyingSecurity>
      <postTransactionAmounts>
          <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
              <value>0.00</value>
          </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
      </postTransactionAmounts>
      <ownershipNature>
          <directOrIndirectOwnership>
              <value>D</value>
          </directOrIndirectOwnership>
      </ownershipNature>
   </derivativeTransaction>
  </derivativeTable>
<footnotes>
   <footnote id="F1">Acquisition of stock under the PNC Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F2">Sale pursuant to cashless exercise of employee stock options.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F3">These shares were acquired pursuant to the PNC Incentive Savings Plan.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F4">Shares acquired pursuant to the PNC Incentive Savings Plan at various prices from $42.20 to $49.67.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F5">Dividend Reinvestment Shares acquired.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F6">Shares acquired pursuant to the PNC Incentive Savings Plan at various prices from $44.35 to $49.67.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F7">The reporting person disclaims ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.     </footnote>
   <footnote id="F8">1 for 1.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F9">The reported phantom stock units were acquired pursuant to the PNC Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F10">Phantom Stock Units will be settled in cash upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service and generally
 do not expire.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F11">Shares acquired pursuant to the PNC Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan at various prices from $42.20 to $49.67.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F12">Phantom Stock Units received as dividend equivalents under the PNC Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F13">Shares acquired pursuant to the PNC Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan at various prices from $44.35 to $49.67.</footnote>
   <footnote id="F14">Shares acquired pursuant to the PNC Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan at various prices from $45.35 to $50.87.</footnote>
</footnotes>
<remarks></remarks>    <ownerSignature>
       <signatureName>Mark C. Joseph, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael J. Hannon</signatureName>
       <signatureDate>2003-11-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

