An alternative for the LN 9 1/2
I agree with most of the above posts that the 3 planes are all excellent planes.
My preference would be the LN 60 1/2 as it feels so damned good in the hand - I tried both the LV and LN, and the LN just felt like it grew there.
David mentioned that the 9 1/2 gives a better surface fininsh, so why not buy a second blade for the 60 1/2 and hone it at a higher angle for smoothing - that's why so many of us have bought into the LV Bevel Up range (the use of "us" in that last sentence was a stealth gloat by the way;)). That way you will have the comfort benefits of the low angle plane combined with the smoothing performance of the 9 1/2 i.e the best of both worlds and a very handsome plane to boot.
Regards
Aled