Do gold hearts work with the Lost?

[ncrecc]

I've noticed that after picking up one gold heart as Lost, trying to touch another gold heart just shoves it away. Does this mean that dying with him after picking up a gold heart actually releases coins?

[Nazemec]

Technically, the Lost actually has a single soul heart half a soul heart as health (with no way to increase it), which would explain why it can take a single gold heart and no more (gold hearts always outline existing health).
The wiki doesn't mention anything about such an iteraction. Requires testing, then.

Edit:
Just tested a few things.

Test 1: "respawn in previous room."
Started a run as the Lost, gave myself a gold heart and the 1up! item. Upon death, respawned in previous room, then went back to the one I died in. No coin spawned.

Test 2: "respawn in the same room, other character."
Same setup, except I gave myself Lazarus' Rags for the extra life. Upon death, got respawned as Laz's second life in the current room, with a single red heart of health... with an active golden heart. Again, no coin spawned.

[ncrecc]

Alright, used one of nine (technically ten) lives for this and the answer is: no. After dying, the gold heart stays in his health "slot" and does not generate any coins.

[Nazemec]

Edited my previous post with a few tests.

[Soul_Consumer]

hi