Flask of Gold

Type	Potion
Use time	17 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Melee and Whip attacks make enemies drop more gold
Rarity
Sell	5
Research	20 required
Buff	Weapon Imbue: Gold
Buff tooltip	Melee attacks make enemies drop more gold
Duration	20 minutes (); 15 minutes ( )
Use	https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:Item_3.wav

The Flask of Gold is a flask that increases the number of coins dropped by enemies. While under the influence of a Flask of Gold, melee (and Whip) attacks will inflict enemies with Midas, causing them to drop 10%-50% more coins.

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The Flask of Gold also makes your pickaxe and melee weapons provide light, making it a sidegrade to the Shine Potion, since it also improves money drops but requires constant use of your weapons or tools.
The Lucky Coin and its upgrades operate independently, and can make hunting and events even more profitable.
All enemies and bosses are affected by any melee weapon, including ranged weapons such as Boomerangs -- As long as it deals "Melee" damage (or as long as it is a Whip), it will be applied to it no matter what the attack is. One can tell which ones will apply the effect by the glowing golden sparkles the weapons/projectiles will emit upon use.
When using the Flairon, only the Flail applies the buff, but not the bubbles.
The total cost of buying the Gold Dust is 85. So, even with the lowest benefit possible (10%), you will get a return on investment after earning just 850 . Killing a Mimic, the Queen Bee, or any hardmode boss will do, but mass-killing pre-Hardmode bosses may be very profitable, and the Solar Eclipse is ideal.
- Note that in Expert Mode bosses drop their money inside Treasure Bags, which are not affected by Midas.