A good question.
For absolute clarity: Coticules create a very typical edge, that seems to discern quite well between skin and whiskers, as I like to put it. I dare to claim this as an almost scientific statement. Regardless the edge left by other hones, I think few people will disagree about the quality of a Coticule edge. (Some claim that they lack keenness, but I claim that's a matter of skill).
Within that range of superbly smooth edges, I try to discern between them. I have only my skin to go by, and that is obviously a highly subjective factor. But I do hone at least 3 razors on each Coticule in the Vault, and I don't change a thing to my shaving procedure for the assessments. There's always at least one razor among those, that I know very well. The others are usually "free honing requests". But even then, my skin is not the same each day.
I do take notes on how the razor feels during the shave, how my skin looks right after the shave, how the alum block feels, how my skin behaves in the hours after the shave.
When I qualify an edge as "crispier", in the realm of Coticule edges, there was some sting on the alum block, and the shave left my face rejuvenated for a few hours. (some would call that the baby butt feeling) It is a feeling I like.
At the other end of the Coticule spectrum, there is literally no sting on the alum block (it just feels like running an ice cube over my face). And my skin looks and feels as if the shave left it completely unaffected (although the shave is equally smooth). It's the kind of shave I want when for some reason my skin could use a break.
At the end of those three shaves, if I had a consistent impression, I will mention it in my description of the hone.
About a year ago, I did "blinded" tests comparing 4 identical razors on 4 different Coticules (or 3 Coticules and a Nakayama). Much like what we're about to set up with Operation True Blue. These tests revealed marginal differences between Coticules.
To answer your question directly: no it's not an atypical edge for a Coticule. N°24 is not a miraculous whetstone. We're talking about discreet (not discrete) differences.
Bart.