Brewer's: Stamp

`Tis of the right stamp—has the stamp of genuine merit. A metaphor taken from current coin, which is stamped with a recognised stamp and superscription.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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