Protecting layer for gelatin based AGX photographic products

An imaged photographic element having a protective overcoat thereon, the protective overcoat formed by the steps comprising;

• providing an imaged photographic element after processing having at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer having an image thereon;
• applying an aqueous coating comprising a colloidal dispersion of a first polymeric particle having a glass transition temperature of greater than or equal to 25.degree. C. and a particle size of from 5 to 500 nm and a second polymeric particle having a glass transition temperature of less than 25.degree. C. and a particle size of from 5 to 500 nm and wax particles having a size of from 0.01 to 0.2 .mu.m wherein the wax particles comprise a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylenes, polyethylenes and carnaurba wax wherein the wax particles have a melting point greater than 60.degree. C. over the at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer wherein a weight ratio of the first polymeric particle to the second polymeric particle is from 3:97 to 80:20;
• and
• drying the aqueous coating to provide an imaged photographic element having the protective overcoat.