I am not a shiny yellow coin, but rather a benchmark of perfection that shares its name with the ultimate prize at the end of an Irish rainbow. What am I?
The gold standard
The 'gold standard' refers to a monetary system or a superlative standard of quality, playing on the word 'gold.'
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