Ginter Checklist and Other Odds and Ends

I was feeling generous tonight so I scanned my Allen & Ginter Hobby Checklist at 400 DPI and posted it for you all. Click on the scans to see 'em up close. Save them and open them in an image editor and blow 'em up 400% sto get a really good look.

For those who haven't seen it yet, here's the Allen & Ginter Crack The Code advertisement card.

I love the beard on 19th century cryptologist dude.

The back doesn't say a whole lot other than the e-mail address to send your guess. Now what is this code thing anyway? It looks like this is:

This is a parallel inserted into A&G at 1:12 packs. My guess is those crazy alchemy heiroglyphics around the border has something to do with the border. Good luck with this one, kiddos.

It was pointed out that I didn't add up my Gint-a-Cuffs points last night. Well, that is true, but I spent all my time dissecting the box ephemera in excruciating detail. I've gone over it (and gotten some help from commenters) and here's what I came up with so far:

Box Topper: Cabinet Card

+8 points

Pack 1:

My Favorite Player National Pride

+6 Points

Negro League Star

Awaiting Commish's ruling

Pack 2:

bupkis

How the hell are Pujols and Howard not someone's favorite player??

Pack 3:

Adrian Gonzalez base

+2 points

Short Print (Guzman) and Mini Short Print (Baldelli)

+5 points (SP)
+7 points (Mini SP)

Short Printed Relic

+12 points (pending SP list)

For the record, I finally gathered the courage to touch the relic portion of the card and it's more rubbery than spandexy so I think it's a swimming cap and not a swimsuit. Maybe a wetsuit.

So, the total so far is 8+6+0+2+5+7+12=40 pending the ruling on Evans. I will try to keep up with the points from now on, but I'm not gonna lie, if time gets tight I'll post a rip without points before I don't post it at all.

Evening the Playing Field

Here are the Allen & Ginter Codes I've gotten off the web. All are eyeballed off of sketchy scans so don't take it as gospel. I'll update/correct as new information becomes available. (latest update: 7/29) Let's make sure some case breaking dealer doesn't get his face on a card next year.

Updated to include card numbers, complete codes are in bold.

WGV1 Kerri Strug -
Y-W-T-E-Q-Z-G-D-S-U-O
R-T-G-H-Y-L-A-W-L-O-P

WGV2 Mark Spitz -
G-3-4-E-R-N-J-2-I-S-O
H-T-E-I-W-Y-H-C-T-D-S

WVG3 Jonas Salk -
B-R-E-I-E-T-Q-N-F-H-A
6-E-P-Q-W-Y-7-E-N-B-E

WGV4 Man Walks on the Moon -
6-M-J-D-U-R-H-T-B-E-N
E-T-6-D-H-Q-M-A-S-O-P

WGV5 John Lester -
E-M-O-F-T-R-I-B-N-U-5
H-F-R-3-M-S-N-L-W-2-1
WGV6 The Fall of the Berlin Wall -
M-X-K-D-H-Y-R-U-A-T-C
N-C-T-U-2-H-D-L-P-M-Q

WGV7 David and Goliath -
H-D-T-E-2-G-I-L-D-A-C
H-W-T-Q-U-7-V-S-B-A-W

WGV8 Gary Carter and the '86 Mets
C-M-M-B-F-Y-N-Q-O-S-A
K-R-J-U-D-B-C-T-N-W-E

WGV9 The Battle of Gettysburg -
S-G-G-L-D-F-N-E-W-R-E
T-R-N-1-Y-L-W-V-P-S-A

WGV10 Deep Blue -
W-P-K-L-D-N-I-N-H-9-S
T-6-W-R-R-K-L-M-A-B-N

WGV11 The Allied Forces -
A-I-N-3-P-F-G-Q-N-T-S
A-J-K-E-8-T-H-E-J-C-S.

WGV12 Don Larsen -
P-5-L-N-C-V-Z-N-F-X-I
V-Z-H-S-K-X-H-E-Y-2-9

WGV13 Truman Defeats Dewey -
S-K-S-L-E-O-B-Z-Q-T-Y
D-E-E-B-6-W-T-H-Y-U-M

WGV14 The American Revolution -
K-F-1-T-H-I-T-D-E-A-N
V-B-W-N-F-1-4-L-A-W

WGV15 2004 ALCS -
E-J-R-8-D-G-S-D-A-L-K
R-Y-A-C-N-E-O-Q-0-P-J

WGV16 The Battle of Thermopylae
S-5-E-P-G-W-T-8-H-Y-S
S-B-D-G-H-T-H-T-U-J-D

WGV17 Brown v. The Board of Education -
G-E-7-S-F-H-J-T-R-Y-C
5-F-H-T-U-W-N-7-V-A-C

WGV18 Team Orange -
A-O-P-E-F-S-C-T-O-R-E
T-H-H-F-G-6-S-N-B-A-K

(OPE? Purity of Essence?)

WGV19 Bill Mazeroski -
D-P-O-E-J-F-M-D-O-D-H
S-H-P-L-A-H-W-B-O-D-B

(POE! There it is again! Topps is corrupting our precious bodily fluids!)

WGV20 Cinderella - (wtf?)
P-E-G-8-B-Z-R-A-P-A-P
F-G-3-R-Q-T-Y-A-M-K-C

Also here's the checklist of the rather bizarre Team Orange mini cards that land two per case courtesy of JayBee.

Team Orange

TO1-Cornelius Franks
TO2-"Mittens" McCluskey
TO3-Capt W. P. Mantooth
TO4-"Wheelbarrow" Walker
TO5-Archibald Clinker
TO6-Minty Beans
TO7-Francisco Fiasco
TO8-Thurgood Cartwright IV
TO9-Enzo DiStubbs
TO10-Sir "Wagonwheels" Stevens

If you manage to crack the sucker, e-mail Topps at CODE at TOPPS dot COM. Good luck...

Corrections, updates, cease & desist orders and general tomfoolery can be posted in the comments.

Minty Beans. Good grief...