The 1957 Topps Mickey Mantle is among the slugger's most popular cards the "ghost" in the background long a part of hobby lore. More than a decade ago a series of uncut "panels" from the 1957 set emerged many cut into three-card groups others in small sheets of nine or more cards. This example appears to have originated with that find the card has been sliced away from the sheet but its borders preserved on all four sides. Some wear is still evident on the card in the form of a heavy abrasion that results in a hole in the card. Regardless an interesting conversation piece a 1957 Topps Mickey Mantle cut away from its 132-card sheet.