ʹTis 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.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.