made in the usa

Choosing the right acrylic trophy starts with understanding the style you want to present. This guide compares Aspect™, ColorCast™, Composites™, and Lucent™ Acrylic Trophies to help you match the right look, finish, and visual impact to your recognition program.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll take a closer look at each award line in this series—highlighting design options, real-life applications, and tips for choosing the right recognition piece.

Many collectors have begun requesting custom keepsakes to protect and display their coins inside a crystal-clear thermoplastic named Lucite®. Suspending inside acrylic resins brings out the detail and highlights the colorful designs most challenge coins possess.

Consumer confusion and unverified claims in the marketplace make it difficult to ensure seller claims are accurate, and the FTC rules can be complicated and difficult to understand. In this article we’re going to review the ‘Made in the USA’ and ‘Made in America’ statements you may find advertised by the award suppliers you use to recognize your team.

Body Overview: For more than 40 years, US Acrylic Awards has manufactured acrylic awards, Lucite® embedments, custom trophies, and recognition products from its Arizona facility. This article shares the story of Greg and Scott Smith, the early days of acrylic embedment manufacturing, and how decades of hands-on experience continue to shape the company’s commitment to American-made quality, craftsmanship, and innovation.